Table 3.
Outcomes after perforated and uncomplicated appendicitis
| Non-laparoscopic surgeons | Laparoscopic surgeons | |
|---|---|---|
| Complicated appendicitis | (n = 144) | (n = 251) |
| ASA I–IIa | 82% | 82% |
| Laparoscopic appendectomy | 61% | 85% (p < 0.001) |
| Operation time, minutes (min–max) | 60 (31–213) | 52 (17–137) (p = 0.001) |
| Intraoperative bleeding, ml (min–max) | < 5 (0–300) | < 5 (0–510) |
| Morbidity | 18% | 5.6% (p < 0.001) |
| SSSIb | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| O/SSSIc | 12% | 3.6% (p = 0.003) |
| O/SSSI (C–Dd III–IV) | 5.6% | 2.0% |
| Ileus | 4.9% | 0.0% (p = 0.001) |
| Bleeding | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Pneumonia | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Other | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 30-day mortality | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| Uncomplicated appendicitis | (n = 464) | (n = 701) |
| ASA I-IIa | 91% | 93% |
| Laparoscopic appendectomy | 73% | 90% |
| Operation time, minutes (min–max) | 40 (13–144) | 32 (11–120) (p = 0.001) |
| Intraoperative bleeding, ml (min–max) | 0 (0–200) | 0 (0–200) |
| Morbidity | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| SSSIb | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| O/SSSIc | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| O/SSSI (C–Dd III–IV) | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Ileus | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Bleeding | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Pneumonia | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 30-day mortality | 0.2% | 0.4% |
aASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists classification
bSSSI: Superficial surgical site infection
cO/SSI: Organ/space surgical site infection
dC–D: Clavien–Dindo classification