Table 5 Overview of studies of two-trocar LA in children and adults
Study | Age group (N) | Trocar placement | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
Valioulis et al. [13] No comparison. | Children (38) | Umbilicus and pubic symphysis | Success: 76 %, mean operation time 19 min, wound infection 3 %. |
Tekin and Kurtoglu [16] No comparison. | Adults (440) | Umbilicus and McBurney | Success: 67 %, mean operation time 46 min, wound infection 4 %. |
Konstadoulakis [17] Comparison with conventional LA. | Adults (37) | Left iliac fossa and McBurney | Success 80 %, mean operation time 48 min, wound infection 11 %. |
Malik et al. [18] Comparison with OA | Adults (14) | Umbilicus and McBurney | Success 11 %, mean operation time or wound infection not specified for two-trocar LA only. |
Yagnik et al. [21] Comparison with OA and conventional LA. | Adults (61) | Umbilicus and Mcburney | Success 100 %, mean operation time 36 min, wound infection 1 %. |
Baid et al. [20] Comparison with conventional LA | Adults (38) | Umbilicus and Mcburney | Success 84 %, mean operation time 24 min, wound infection 16 % |