Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation

Table 2 Delay in surgical intervention and post operative mean hospital stay

Variable	Perforated	Non perforated	P-value
Variable	n = (87)	n = (127)	P-value
Mean delay in surgical treatment
Pre hospital delay	79.6 ± 62.4 hr	47.3 ± 43.7 hr	< 0.0001*
Hospital delay	19.2 ± 10.3 hr	18.7 ± 15.5 hr	0.7923
Post op hosp stay	7.4 ± 6.3 days	4.2 ± 3.1 days	<0.0001*

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