| Complicated n = 320 | Noncomplicated n = 647 | p value |
Age (mean) | 10.6 | 10.8 | 0.724 |
Gender |
|
| 0.598 |
Female | 128 (40%) | 294 (45.4%) | |
Male | 192 (60%) | 353 (54.6%) |
|
Surgical type |
|
| - |
Laparoscopic | 0 | 0 |
|
Open | 320 (100%) | 647 (100%) |
|
Affiliation |
|
| <0.001 |
Rural | 92 (28.8%) | 46 (7.1%) |
|
Urban | 228 (71.2%) | 601 (92.9%) |
|
Histological diagnosis |
|
| - |
Catarrhal | - | 156 (24.1%) |
|
Phelegmoneus | - | 491 (75.9%) |
|
Gangrenous | 210 (65.6%) | - |
|
Perforated | 110 (34.4%) | - |
|
Length of hospital stay | 3.8 | 2.8 | <0.001 |
Reoperation |
|
| <0.001 |
Yes | 96 (30%) | 18 (2.78%) |
|
No | 224 (70%) | 629 (97.22%) |
|