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Table 2 Outcomes

From: Outcomes and cost analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis: 4-years experience in a district hospital

 

LA group

OA group

Difference

95% CI

p value

Mean operative time (min)

52.2

49.3

2.9

-3.08 to 9.09

0.476

Post-op complications rate

2.9%

13.2%

-10.3

-18.9 to -3.3

0.006

Duration of post-op ileus (days)

1.2

1.4

-0.2

0.33 to -0.03

0.024

Mean hospital stay (days)

2.75

3.87

-1.12

-1.25 to 0.33

0.011

Mean total cost (Euro)

2282

2337

-55

-411.24 to 334.34

0.812

  1. CI: confidence interval; post-op: postoperative.