Patient demographic and clinical characteristics and acute surgical diagnoses
| Characteristic | No. of patients* |
|---|---|
| General surgical diagnosis | 100 |
| Age, mean (range), yr | 30 (19–47) |
| Male sex | 95 |
| Female sex | 5 |
| Role | |
| Combat personnel | 42 |
| Support personnel | 48 |
| Rank | |
| Junior NCM (Pte–MCpl) | 73 |
| Senior NCM (Sgt–CWO) | 20 |
| Junior officer (2Lt–Capt) | 5 |
| Senior officer (Maj–Col) | 2 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Hernias | 12 |
| Testicular tumour | 4 |
| Cholecystitis | 6 |
| Appendicitis | 18 |
| Ischiorectal abscess | 7 |
| Bowel obstruction | 3 |
| Intestinal ischemia | 1 |
| IBD | 5 |
| Renal colic | 24 |
| Cololrectal cancer | 1 |
| Diverticulitis | 1 |
| Testicular torsion | 4 |
| Epidymitis | 2 |
| Other | 12 |
IBD = inflammatory bowel disease; NCM = noncommissioned members.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.