Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Impact of preoperative factors and waiting time on post-appendectomy complications: a retrospective study
Authors' conclusion
The surgical outcome may be affected by preoperative factors and time to surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with acute appendicitis requiring emergent appendectomy, 2013–2018
- Participants
- 1,343 patients
- Exposure
- High- vs low-risk patients by time to surgery >12 vs ≤12 hours
- Outcome
- Postoperative complications
Methodological detailsmultivariate logistic regression risk model
- Multivariate logistic regression risk model
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overall postoperative complication rate
P = 0.002
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Low risk, ≤12 h | High risk, >12 h | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical site infection rateHigh risk, >12 h vs Low risk, ≤12 h · trend | 6.46% | 10.99% | P = 0.058 |
Selected preoperative risk factors
- Age, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and abdominal pain duration
Original publication
Impact of preoperative factors and waiting time on post-appendectomy complications: a retrospective study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 21 February 2024. doi:10.
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