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Table 1 Demographic data and results

From: Appendicitis: What does really make the difference between private and public hospitals?

 

Hospital

P value

MBoi

Einstein

Gender

  

0,055

  Male

67 (60,4%)

69 (48,3%)

 

  Female

44 (39,6%)

74 (51,7%)

 

Age

16 (11 - 28)

32 (15 - 44)

<0,001

Onset of symptoms

48 (24 - 72)

24 (12 - 48)

<0,001

US_CT

  

<0,001

  None

65 (58,0%)

19 (13,3%)

 

  US

34 (30,4%)

67 (46,9%)

 

  TC

9 (8,0%)

20 (14,0%)

 

  US + CT

4 (3,6%)

37 (25,9%)

 

Perforation rates (AP rates

62 (55,9%)

66 (46,5%)

0,011

Complication

  

0,024

  No

92 (82,1%)

131 (91,6%)

 

  Yes

20 (17,9%)

12 (8,4%)

 

Interval admission/appendectomy (hours)

12 (6 - 20)

9 (6 - 14)

<0,001*

LOS (days)

4 (3 -6)

1.8 (1.4 – 2.3)

<0,001*

  1. *: P value adjusted by the anatomy result, duration of symptoms, gender, age and achievement of Ultrasound and CT.