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. 2022 Aug 19;81:104401. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104401

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent appendectomy from 2010 to 2017, King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (n = 940).

Study variables N (%)
Age, years (mean ± SD) 23.4 ± 12.2
Gender
  • ●

    Male

 558 (59.4%)
  • ●

    Female

 382 (40.6%)
Ultrasound
  • ●

    Yes

 288 (30.9%)
  • ●

    No

 652 (69.4%)
Ultrasound findings (n = 288)a
  • ●

    The appendix is not visualized

 103 (35.8%)
  • ●

    Acute appendicitis

 119 (41.3%)
  • ●

    Others

 24 (08.3%)
  • ●

    No appendicitis

 42 (14.6%)
CT Scan (n = 940)
  • ●

    Yes

 273 (29.0%)
  • ●

    No

 667 (71.0%)
CT scan findings (n = 273)a
  • ●

    No evidence of appendicitis

 14 (5.1%)
  • ●

    Acute appendicitis

 234 (85.7%)
  • ●

    Other

 25 (9.2%)
Approach
  • ●

    Laparoscopic appendectomy

 671 (71.4%)
  • ●

    Open appendectomy

 269 (28.6%)
Histopathology Results
  • ●

    Acute appendicitis

 805 (85.6%)
  • ●

    Negative appendicitis

 135 (14.4%)
White blood cells, 109 per L (mean ± SD) 13.5 ± 5.28
a

The number of patients who received diagnostic imaging differs from the total number included in the analysis.