Table 2 Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with different degrees of adhesions during appendectomy
From: Risk factors for periappendiceal adhesions in acute appendicitis: a retrospective comparative study
|  | Degree of intraoperative adhesions | H /χ2 value | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Middle | Severe | |||
Inpatient days, days | 3.7 (1, 10) | 4.3 (1, 10) | 5.7 (1, 43) | 12.136 | 0.002* |
Intraoperative suppuration | |||||
 Yes | 41 | 22 | 40 | 8.644 | 0.013* |
 No | 51 | 12 | 20 | ||
Intraoperative appendiceal perforation | |||||
 Yes | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25.181 | < 0.001* |
 No | 90 | 25 | 44 | ||
Operative time, mins | 62.8 (20, 130) | 71.5 (30, 130) | 98.6 (35, 190) | 32.797 | < 0.001* |
LA conversion to OA | |||||
 Yes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27.764 | < 0.001* |
 No | 75 | 26 | 40 | ||
Extended resection | |||||
 Yes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.590 | 0.310 |
 No | 91 | 34 | 57 | ||
Complications | |||||
 Yes | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7.283 | 0.015* |
 No | 91 | 31 | 54 | ||