Summary of patients (N=316) with emergency appendicectomy performed for acute appendicitis between 2006 and 2016
| Median age on admission | 10.8 years (range: 3–18 years) |
| Median Alvarado Score | 8.0 (range: 2–10) |
| Severity of appendicitis, n (%) | |
| Uncomplicated | 202 (63.9) |
| Complicated | 316 (36.1) |
| Number (%) of patients with: | |
| Low risk score (1–4) | 42 (13.3) |
| Medium risk score (5–6) | 64 (20.2) |
| High risk score (7–10) | 210 (66.5) |
| Patients with preoperative radiologic examinations (p=0.59), n (%) | |
| Low risk score (1–4) | 25 (59.5) |
| Medium risk score (5–6) | 40 (62.5) |
| High risk score (7–10) | 138 (65.7) |
| Postoperative complication (n=52), n (%) | |
| Uncomplicated appendicitis | 18 (8.9) |
| Complicated appendicitis | 34 (29.8) |