Table 3 Surgical findings
From: Outcomes of acute appendicitis in patients younger than age 4: a descriptive study
Surgical findings | n = 75 (%) |
|---|---|
Hours of assessment time for pediatric surgery | 13.05 (± 25.3) |
Duration of surgery in minutes | 63.5 (± 21.2) |
Surgical description | |
Not perforated | 14 (19%) |
Perforated | 61 (81%) |
Not complicated | 5 (7%) |
Complicated by | 56 (75%) |
Generalized peritonitis | 27 (36%) |
Local peritonitis | 21 (28%) |
Plastron | 5 (7%) |
Abscess | 3 (4%) |
Collections | 10 (16%) |
Location of collection | |
Peri-appendicular | 4 (40%) |
Retrovesical | 1 (10%) |
Pericecal | 1 (10%) |
No description | 5 (50%) |
Fecalith in the cavity | 5 (7%) |
Open surgery | 38 (51%) |
Laparoscopic surgery | 34 (45%) |
Surgery converted to open surgery | 3 (4%) |
Laparostomy bags | 2 (3%) |
Postoperative NGT | 32 (43%) |
Days p50 (p25, p75) | 3.8 (2.5) |
Postoperative ileus | 31 (41%) |
Days p50 (p25, p75) | 3.9 (3.5) |
Postoperative fever | 11 (15%) |
Days p50 (p25, p75) | 1.9 (1.2) |
Complications | 12 (16%) |
Surface SSI | 1 (8%) |
Deep SSI | 2 (18%) |
Intestinal obstruction | 4 (33%) |
SSI organ space | 5 (43%) |
Reoperation | 10 (13%) |
Abscesses and/or intra-abdominal collections | 7 (70%) |
Adhesive small bowel obstruction | 1 (10%) |
Peritonitis | 2 (20%) |
Managing repeat surgery | |
Open surgery | 4 (40%) |
Percutaneous drainage | 4 (40%) |
Laparoscopic drainage | 1 (10%) |
Others | 1 (10%) |