Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in Complicated Appendicitis in Children Less Than 5 Years Old: A Six-Year Single-Centre Experience

Table 1

Descriptive table of patients demographic data and clinical presentation.

	Variable	Numbers	Percentage
Mean age (years)		4.16 y (from 2 to 5)
Gender	Male	83	69.2%
	Female	37	30.8%
Weight (Kg)		15.97 Kg (from 12 to 19)
Preop presentation	Pain, fever	13	10.8%
	Pain, fever, diarrhea	6	5.0%
	Pain, fever, vomiting	10	8.3%
	Pain, fever, diarrhea, vomiting	1	0.8%
	Acute abdomen	90	75%
Preop peritonitis	Yes	69	57.5%
	No	51	42.5%
Surgical approach	Open appendectomy	55	45.8%
	Laparoscopic appendectomy	65	54.2%
Complicated appendicitis	Yes	90	75%
	No	30	25%
Postop abscess	Yes	9	7.5%
	No	111	92.5%
Postop ileus	Yes	8	6.7%
	No	112	93.3%