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Table 4 Comparisons of postoperative outcomes between two groups

From: Delayed appendectomy versus early appendectomy in the treatment of acute appendicitis: a retrospective study

Ā 

Group A (ā‰¤ 8 hours)

Group B (> 8 hours)

P value

WBC, postoperative first day (Ɨ103/mm3)

10.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.2

9.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.3

0.0039

Time to soft diet (day)

1.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

1.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.8

0.0806

Postoperative hospital stay (day)

4.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.8

4.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.7

0.0719

Complication, case (%)

3 (1.7%)

8 (5.1%)

0.1225

Surgical site infection, case (%)

3 (1.7%)

6 (3.9%)

0.3143

Readmission within 30 days, case (%)

1 (0.6%)

1 (0.6%)

1.0000