Table 1 A comparison of the demographics of the study participants with the other patients who met the inclusion criteria but did not participate. Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated
From: Patient experience and overall satisfaction after emergency abdominal surgery
Participants (N = 68) | Non-participants (N = 19) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (median, range) | 42 (13–83) | 30 (15–84) | 0.990 |
Age (categorical) | 0.267 | ||
Under 18 | 5 | 2 | |
18–65 | 50 | 13 | |
Over 65 | 13 | 4 | |
Gender | 0.540 | ||
Male | 18 (26) | 4 (33) | |
Female | 50 (74) | 15 (67) | |
ASA | 0.208 | ||
1 | 32 (47) | 8 (42) | |
2 | 19 (28) | 3 (16) | |
3+ | 6 (9) | 5 (26) | |
Unknown | 11 (16) | 3 (16) | |
Average length of stay (days, range) | 2.65 (1–18) | 3.27 (1–11) | 0.531 |
Operation | 0.382 | ||
Cholecystectomy | 24 (35) | 8 (42) | |
Appendectomy | 24 (35) | 3 (16) | |
Ovarian/Salpingectomy | 7 (10) | 2 (10) | |
Other | 13 (20) | 6 (32) | |