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%)