Table 2.
Comparison of patient outcomes postoperatively.
| Operative outcome | Time period |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre (n = 71) | Peak (n = 43) | Post (n = 207) | ||
| Method of surgery | ||||
| Laparoscopic | 66 (93%) | 40 (93%) | 184 (88.9%) | 0.49 |
| Open | 5 (7%) | 3 (7%) | 23 (11.1%) | |
| Symptom duration in days (median, IQR) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 0.43 |
| LOS in days (median, IQR) | 1 (0.8-2) | 1 (0.6-2) | 1 (0.6-2) | 0.63 |
| Readmissions (%) | 3 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (3.9%) | 0.99 |
| Postoperative complications (%) | 3 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.9%) | 0.98 |
| PE | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| UTI | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| DVT | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Abscess | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (2.9%) | |
| SSI | 2 (2.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
DVT = deep venous thrombosis; LOS = length of stay; PE = pulmonary embolism; Readmissions = 30 d readmissions; SD = standard deviation; SSI = surgical site infection; UTI = urinary tract infection.