Methods
Retrospective cohort study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Pediatric (2012-2017) of patients <18 years of age undergoing appendectomy. The main exposure variable was active treatment for an oncologic diagnosis. The primary outcomes of interest were 30-day wound complications (superficial or deep infections or dehiscence, and abscess). For univariate analysis comparison of baseline differences between patients with/without a cancer diagnosis we employed Pearson’s χ2 and two sample t-tests. Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate which covariates were independently associated with our outcome.