Incidence of perforated appendicitis
| Pre-pandemic | Relative risk (95% CI)* | P value | ||||
| 2017 (N=65) | 2018 (N=63) | 2019 (N=81) | 2020 (N=74) | |||
| Perforated appendicitis | ||||||
| Total—no (%) | 9 (14) | 10 (16) | 14 (17) | 23 (31) | 0.51 (0.32 to 0.81) | 0.004 |
| Identified and managed clinically—no (%) | 4 (6) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 8 (11) | 0.44 (0.18 to 1.1) | 0.07 |
| Identified postoperatively—no (%) | 5 (8) | 7 (11) | 11 (13) | 15 (20) | 0.54 (0.30 to 0.98) | 0.044 |
*Pre-pandemic’ (2017–2019) versus pandemic (2020)