| Randomization Arm |
Percentage of Patients with Surgical Findings* |
Appropriate Decision to Operate (%) |
Appropriate Discharge without Surgery (%) |
|
| Female patients |
| Morphine |
49.0 (50) |
75.8 |
100 |
| Placebo |
31.5 (29) |
70.7 |
100 |
| Difference |
|
5.1 (-7.4, 17.6) |
0 |
| Male patients |
| Morphine |
60.3 (44) |
93.6 |
100 |
| Placebo |
65.7 (48) |
94.1 |
100 |
| Difference |
|
-0.5 (-8.3, 7.3) |
0 |
| Total |
| Morphine |
53.7 (94) |
83.2 |
100 |
| Placebo |
46.7 (77) |
83.7 |
100 |
| Difference |
|
-0.5 (-8.4, 7.4) |
0 |
|
| * Histologically diagnosed appendicitis or other surgical finding. Numbers in parentheses are the numbers of patients. |
| Presence of histopathologically diagnosed appendicitis or other surgical finding. Numbers in parentheses are 95% CIs. |
| No rehospitalization in patients who did not undergo surgery and thus were discharged. |
