Table 1 General group characteristics.
No (%) | 4618 (100%) | |
Males/Females, n (%) | 2409/2209 (52%/48%) | |
Median age, years (IQR) | 33 (24–47) | |
Median BMI, kg/m2 (IQR) | 24.8 (22.03–28.5) | |
ASA class | 1 | 3214 (69.6%) |
2 | 1213 (26.27%) | |
3 | 184 (3.98%) | |
4 | 7 (0.15%) | |
Smoking, n (%) | 794 (17.19%) | |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 147 (3.18%) | |
Symptoms <48 h vs. >48 h, n (%) | 3152/1466 (68.25%/31.75%) | |
Median Alvarado score (IQR) | 6 (5–8) | |
Median leukocytosis, *1000 per mm3 (IQR) | 13.1 (10.04–16.1) | |
Median CRP, mg/l (IQR) | 27.33 (6.2–72) | |
No. of laparoscopic appendectomies/year in department, n (%) | >50 | 1349 (29.21%) |
<50 | 3269 (70.79%) | |
First operator, n (%) | Specialist | 2589 (56.06%) |
Resident | 2029 (43.94%) | |
Median operative time, min (IQR) | 55 (40–70) | |
Technique, n (%) | Clipping | 2841 (61.64%) |
Suturing/ligature | 453 (9.79%) | |
Stapler | 313 (6.75%) | |
Endoloop | 606 (13.11%) | |
Röder loop | 403 (8.71%) | |
Complicated appendicitis, n (%) | 1269 (27.48%) | |
Uncomplicated appendicitis, n (%) | 3349 (72.52%) | |
Intraoperative adverse events, n (%) | 104 (2.25%) | |
Drainage, n (%) | 3493 (75.64%) | |
Postoperative morbidity, n (%) | 310 (6.71%) | |
Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications, n (%) | I | 146 (3.16%) |
II | 80 (1.73%) | |
III | 77 (1.67%) | |
IV | 4 (0.09%) | |
V | 3 (0.06%) | |
Conversions, n (%) | 294 (6.37%) | |
Reinterventions after primary procedure, n (%) | 98 (2.12%) | |
LOS | 3 (2–4) | |
Readmissions, n (%) | 118 (2.56%) | |
