From: Negative appendectomy rate in patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis
Variables | Negative appendectomy (n = 77) | Positive appendectomy (n = 815) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Abdominal ultrasonography (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
Negative | 4 (5.2) | 7 (0.9) | |
Positive | 10 (13) | 243 (29.8) | |
Equivocal | 17 (22.1) | 127 (15.6) | |
Not perform | 46 (59.7) | 438 (53.7) | |
Abdominal CT (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
Negative | 3 (3.9) | 2 (0.2) | |
Positive | 18 (23.4) | 291 (35.7) | |
Equivocal | 4 (5.2) | 6 (0.7) | |
Not perform | 52 (67.5) | 516 (63.3) | |
Type of operation (n, %) | 1.000 | ||
Open | 69 (89.6) | 734 (90.1) | |
Laparoscopic | 8 (10.4) | 81 (9.9) | |
Operative time (min, IQR) | 110 (95,130) | 115 (100,136) | 0.644 |
LOS (days, IQR) | 3 (2,4) | 3 (2,4) | 0.493 |
Intraoperative complication (n, %) | 0 (0) | 15 (1.8) | 0.632 |
Postoperative complication (n, %) | 5 (6.5) | 43 (5.3) | 0.598 |