Fulminant Clostridium difficile infection: An association with prior appendectomy?

Table 1 Characteristics of and severity of illness within the Clostridium difficile infection colectomy group

	Appendix absent	Appendix present	P-value
	(n = 24)	(n =31)
Age (yr), mean ± SD, (range)	78.4 ± 6.6	72.3 ± 13.9	0.051
	(60-96)	(36-90)
Sex (male)	46.00%	52.00%	0.788
Mortality	42.00%	55.00%	0.418
Vasopressor use	37.50%	42.00%	0.787
WBC (thou/cm2) (pre-op)	34.70%	37.70%	0.647
Lactate (mmol/L) (72 h max)	2.6	3.3	0.192
Diarrhea	58%	65%	0.781
Abdominal pain	83%	68%	0.226

CDI: Clostridium difficile infection; WBC: White blood cells.