Table 4 Appendectomy data
From: Non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy – an eleven-year retrospective analysis
Variable | Total cohort appendectomy (n = 48), n (%), median (IQR) | Open AE (n = 42) | Lap. AE (n = 6) | Two-sided p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 29 (25–33) | 29 (25–33) | 32 (27–35) | 0.35 |
OP time (minutes) | 42 (35–57) | 42 (35–53) | 50 (38–87) | 0.32 |
Gestational week at surgery (weeks) | 18 (12–21) | 19 (15–23) | 12 (10–18) | 0.05 |
Gestational week at birth | 40 (38–41) | 40 (38–40) | 39 (39–41) | 0.47 |
Birth weight (g) | 3330 (2918–3618) | 3270 (2902–3560) | 3400 (3214–3586) | 0.12 |
Tocolysis | 10 (21%) | 10 (24%) | 0 | 0.32 |
Antibiotic therapy | 11 (24%) | 11 (28%) | 0 | 0.31 |
Glucocorticoids | 2 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 0 | 1 |
Preterm birtha (13/48 Birth not at the Clinic) | 4 (8%) | 4 (10%) | 0 | 0.35 |
Maternal perioperative morbidity | 2 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 0 | 1 |
Miscarriage | 3 (6%) | 3 (7%) | 0 | 1 |
Hospital stay (days) | 4.5 (4–6) | 4 (3.75–5) | 5.5 (4.5–6) | 0.238 |