Research Article
Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in Complicated Appendicitis in Children Less Than 5 Years Old: A Six-Year Single-Centre Experience
Table 2
Percentage and statistical analysis results (
Student’s
-test).
| | OA | LA | |
| Number of patients | 55 | 65 | | Age | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | <0.001 | Preop peritonitis | 35 (63.6%) | 34 (52.3%) | 0.267 | Complicated/uncomplicated | 43 (78.1%) | 47 (72.3%) | 0.529 | Operative time (min) | 59.0 ± 11.0 | 69.0 ± 13.8 | <0.001 | Return to normal activities time (days) | 7.2 ± 2.0 | 5.4 ± 1.7 | <0.001 | Return to regular diet time (days) | 6.8 ± 2.2 | 5.2 ± 1.6 | <0.001 | Pain control (IV) | Acetaminophen, 12 | Acetaminophen, 18 | Needing more than 1 pain drug <0.001 Needing tramadol 0.529 | Tramadol, 0 | Tramadol, 40 | Both, 43 | Both, 7 | Postop abscess | 6 (10.9%) | 3 (4.6%) | 0.298 | Postop ileus | 7 (12.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0.023 | Histology | Empyematous, 5 | Empyematous, 6 | 0.683 | Phlegmonous, 7 | Phlegmonous, 12 | Gangrenous, 43 | Gangrenous, 47 |
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