Research Article

Reasons for Undesirable Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Appendicitis: The Experience of a Tertiary Center

Table 4

Relation of various states with delivery.

Delivery valueEffect size
TermPreterm + abort

PathologyAcute appendicitis47 (83.9%)9 (16.1%)0.0750.262
Perforated appendicitis5 (55.6%)4 (44.4%)
Lymphoid hyperplasia12 (92.3%)1 (7.7%)

SurgeryOpen33 (80.5%)8 (19.5%)0.9340.043
Laparoscopic31 (83.8%)6 (16.2%)

PregnancyFirst31 (83.8%)6 (16.2%)0.9340.043
2+33 (80.5%)8 (19.5%)

Multiple pregnancySingle62 (83.8%)12 (16.2%)0.1460.258
Twin2 (66.7%)1 (33.3%)
Triplet0 (0%)1 (100%)