From: Navigating appendicitis care during the Covid-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study in China
 |  |  |  |  | Year |  |  |  |  |  |
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 | 2019 (pre-pandemic group)n = 326 |  | 2021(pandemic group)n = 422 |  | ||||||
 | Median | P25 | P75 | N(%) |  | Median | P25 | P75 | N(%) | p |
Diagnostic methods | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Computed Tomography | Â | Â | Â | 183(56%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 224(53%) | 0.715 |
Ultrasonic imaging | Â | Â | Â | 46(14%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 25(6%) | 0.075 |
Both of the above | Â | Â | Â | 98(30%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 215(51%) | 0.141 |
Appendix diameter(mm) | 9.6 | 7.9 | 11.5 | Â | Â | 9.1 | 6.3 | 11.9 | Â | 0.366 |
Appendiceal fecal stones | Â | Â | Â | 108(33%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 173(41%) | 0.260 |