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Table 5 Relationships between noninfectious complications and clinical factors in patients with acute appendicitis

From: Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio may contribute to the prediction of postoperative infectious complications in patients with acute appendicitis: a retrospective study

Variable

All complications

Univariate analysis

p valueb

Multivariate analysis

p valueb

 + 

−

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Sex, male/female

8/3

103/67

0.576 (0.148−2.251)

0.428

  

Age, < 51/ ≥ 51 years

3/8

112/58

5.149 (1.316−20.149)

0.019a

2.157 (0.343−13.563)

0.413

BMI, < 21.4/ ≥ 21.4 kg/m2

6/5

75/95

0.658 (0.193−2.239)

0.503

  

ASA-PS classification, IE/IIE/IIIE

2/8/1

70/95/5

2.732 (0.848−8.803)

0.092

  

pBT, < 37.3/ ≥ 37.3 °C

2/9

90/80

5.062 (1.062−24.128)

0.042a

4.100 (0.646−26.016)

0.134

pWBC, < 9.6/ ≥ 9.6 × 109/L

5/6

19/151

0.151 (0.042−0.543)

0.004a

0.125 (0.021−0.729)

0.021a

pPLT, < 188/ ≥ 188 × 109/L

5/6

33/137

0.289 (0.083−1.005)

0.051

  

pNLR, < 11.3/ ≥ 11.3

4/7

99/71

2.440 (0.688−8.652)

0.167

  

pPLR, < 212.2/ ≥ 212.2

3/8

97/73

3.543 (0.908−13.822)

0.069

  

pCRP, < 89.4/ ≥ 89.4 mg/L

3/8

127/43

7.876 (1.999−31.033)

0.003a

3.065 (0.476−19.740)

0.239

Maximum diameter of the appendix, < 10.0/ ≥ 10.0 mm

3/8

89/81

2.930 (0.752−11.423)

0.121

  

Fecalith (+ /−)

10/1

85/85

10.000 (1.252−79.845)

0.030a

7.950 (0.712−88.792)

0.092

Periappendiceal effusion (+ /−)

10/1

114/56

4.912 (0.613−39.334)

0.134

  

Periappendiceal abscess (+ /−)

3/8

10/160

6.000 (1.376−26.166)

0.017a

2.617 (0.335−20.441)

0.359

Ascites (+ /−)

5/6

30/140

3.889 (1.114−13.582)

0.033a

2.013 (0.397−10.200)

0.398

Time to operation, < 6/6−12/13−24/25−48 h

6/4/0/1

102/55/6/7

1.203 (0.582−2.487)

0.618

  

Type of appendectomy, open/laparoscopic

5/6

26/144

0.217 (0.062−0.762)

0.017a

0.932 (0.140−6.205)

0.942

Operative time, < 69/ ≥ 69 min

4/7

137/33

7.265 (2.008−26.285)

0.003a

1.884 (0.301−11.299)

0.508

Estimated blood loss, < 2/ ≥ 2 mL

6/5

135/35

3.214 (0.927−11.148)

0.066

  

Type of acute appendicitis, uncomplicated/complicated

1/10

92/78

11.795 (1.477−94.190)

0.020a

1.877 (0.142−24.868)

0.633

  1. Data are presented as n
  2. BMI, body mass index; ASA-PS, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status; pBT, preoperative body temperature; pWBC, preoperative white blood cell count; pPLT, preoperative platelet count; pNLR, preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; pPLR, preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; pCRP, preoperative C-reactive protein level; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
  3. aStatistically significant. bLogistic regression
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