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Table 3 Demographic characteristics for patients in the pre-ACS and post-ACS study groups

From: Impact of an acute care surgery service on timeliness of care and surgeon satisfaction at a Canadian academic hospital: a retrospective study

 

Pre-ACS

Post-ACS

ρ value

Mean age

42.57

46.92

.001

Sex

  

.995

Male

140 (49.0%)

144 (49.0%)

 

Female

146 (51.0%)

150 (51.0%)

 

Diagnosis

  

.193

Appendicitis

142 (49.7%)

150 (51.0%)

 

Cholecystitis

55 (19.2%)

70 (23.8%)

 

Bowel obstruction

89 (31.1%)

74 (25.2%)

 

Total

286

294