Table 2 Comparison of postoperative parameters in patients with complicated acute appendicitis between the two groups [n (%)]

Operation time

(min, \(\overline{{\text{X}}}\)  ± s)

47.7 ± 14.8

50.1 ± 15.1

Time of first meal after operation(h, \(\overline{{\text{X}}}\)  ± s)

35.4 ± 11.6

36.1 ± 11.7

Postoperative hospital length of stay(d, \(\overline{{\text{X}}}\)  ± s)

6.1 ± 1.3

5.8 ± 1.2

Duration of antibiotic use(d, \(\overline{{\text{X}}}\)  ± s)

4.9 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.4

Postoperative drainage tube placement time(h, \(\overline{{\text{X}}}\)  ± s)

73.7 ± 5.4

72.9 ± 5.3

The recovery time of peripheral white blood cell count (d)

4.7 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.4

Recovery time of neutrophil count (D)

4.7 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 0.4

Postoperative complications

41 (15.02%)

21 (7.12%)

Residual infection of abdominal cavity

8

1

Incision infection

1

1

Intestinal obstruction

32

19

Total operating cost (yuan)

10,908.8 ± 122.6

10,836.6 ± 115.4