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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data for patients with acute appendicitis

From: Retrospective cohort study of the impact of faecoliths on the natural history of acute appendicitis

Total appendicitis

860

Median Age (years)

35

(IQR 25–50)

Gender

Male

442

(51%)

Female

418

 

Radiology

CT scan

423

(49%)

No CT

239

 

Other imaging

198

 

Faecolith

Faecolith present

293

(34%)

Faecolith not present

567

 

Severity

Gangrenous/Perforated

314

(36.5%)

Simple appendicitis

546

 

Median LOS (days)

1.9

(IQR 1.4–2.8)

Readmission

Yes

68

(13%)

No

592

 

Complication (CD classification)

Grade 1 and 2

117

 

Grade 3 and above

18

 

No complication

725

(82%)