Table 1 Descriptive demographics (a) and histological findings (b) of study collective. Testing of X2 or Mann-Whitney-U-(MWU)-test did not reveal any significant difference between phase I and II for all categories listed below
Total | Phase I | Phase II | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a) Demographics | ||||
No. of procedures | 177 | 71 | 106 | |
Male patients, absolute number (relative value) | 77 (43.5%) | 27 (38%) | 56 (52.8%) | 0.28 |
Female patients, absolute number (relative value) | 100 (56.5%) | 44 (62%) | 50 (47.2%) | |
Age, years (±SD) | 27.8 (±15.5) y | 26.4 (±13.5) y | 29.4 (±16.7) y | 0.29 |
LOS, days (±SD) | 3 (±5.3) d | 3 (±1.7) d | 3 (±6.3) d | 0.38 |
b) Histology | ||||
No appendicitis | 9 (5.1%) | 1 (1.4%) | 8 (7.7%) | 0.16 |
Minimal Appendicitis | 31 (20.9%) | 17 (23.3%) | 20 (19.2%) | |
Ulcero-Phlegmonous appendicitis | 47 (26.6%) | 24 (32.9%) | 23 (22.1%) | |
Highly active ulcero-phlegmonous appendicitis | 66 (37.3) | 26 (35.9%) | 40 (38.5%) | |
Ulcero-phlegmonous appendicitis with perforation | 17 (9.6%) | 5 (6.8%) | 12 (11.5%) | |