Concomitant resection of Meckel diverticulum during laparoscopic appendectomy: Retrospective propensity-matched ACS-NSQIP study and a case report

Table 1 Clinical and utilization outcomes of appendectomy alone vs Meckel diverticulectomy with appendectomy

	Appendectomy alone (n = 460)	Meckel + appendectomy (n = 244)	P value
Age (years)	39.6 ± 16.9	38.9 ± 15.9
Operative time (mins)	53.4 ± 26.9	66.2 ± 28.5	< 0.001
Total hospital length of stay (days)	2.8 ± 3.7	4.1 ± 3.9	< 0.001
Re-operation, n (%)	5 (1.1)	7 (3.3)	0.072
30-day mortality, n (%)	1 (0.1)	0	1.000

Table 2 Rate of postoperative infectious complications for appendectomy alone vs Meckel diverticulectomy with appendectomy, n (%)

	Appendectomy alone (n = 460)	Meckel + appendectomy (n = 244)	P value
Superficial surgical site infection	9 (2.0)	4 (1.6)	0.776
Deep incisional infection	3 (0.7)	5 (2.0)	0.091
Organ space infection	15 (3.3)	5 (2.0)	0.477
Wound dehiscence	0	0	-
Pneumonia	6 (1.3)	1 (0.4)	0.432
Urinary tract infection	2 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	1.000
Sepsis	28 (6.1)	7 (3.0)	0.071
Septic shock	5 (1.0)	0	0.170

Table 3 Rate of postoperative non-infectious complications for appendectomy alone vs Meckel diverticulectomy with appendectomy, n (%)

	Appendectomy alone (n = 460)	Meckel + appendectomy (n = 244)	P value
Prolonged ventilation (> 48 h)	0	0	-
Unplanned re-intubation	1 (0.2)	0	1.000
Progressive renal insufficiency	0%	0	-
Acute renal failure	1 (0.2)	0	1.000
Pulmonary embolism	2 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	0.961
Cardiac arrest requiring CPR	1 (0.2)	0	1.000
Myocardial infarction	0	1 (0.4)	0.347
DVT requiring therapy	2 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	1.000
Blood transfusion (intra/postoperative period)	3 (0.7)	1 (0.4)	1.000

CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DVT: Deep vein thrombosis.