Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent appendectomy before or after implementation of a provincial appendectomy guideline (5)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 276 | Before implementation n = 125 | After implementation n = 151 | ||
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 11 ± 3.6 | 10.8 ± 3.5 | 11.1 ± 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Male sex | 170 (61.6) | 75 (60.0) | 95 (62.9) | 0.6 |
| Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis | 204 (73.9) | 86 (68.8) | 118 (78.1) | 0.08 |
| Indication | ||||
| Simple appendicitis | 185 (67.0) | 81 (64.8) | 104 (68.9) | — |
| Complicated appendicitis | 91 (33.0) | 44 (35.2) | 47 (31.1) | — |
SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.