Table 2.
Laparoscopic Appendectomy During Pregnancy Literature Review
| Study | n | Trimester (1; 2; 3) | V / H* | MP* (mmHg) | MOT* (min) | Tocolysis | Introp Complications | Postop Complications | Preterm Delivery | Fetal Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present study | 20 | 8; 9; 3 | 3/17 | 10–12 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Andreoli12 | 5 | 0; 5; 0 | NI | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Affleck3 | 19 | 6; 9; 4 | NI | NI | 54.5 | 4 | — | NI | 3 | — |
| Amos14 | 3 | 0; 3; 0 | -/3 | 12 | NI | — | NI | NI | 1 | |
| Barnes20 | 2 | 0; 0; 2 | -/2 | 12 | 60 | 1 | NI | — | — | |
| Buser22 | 1 | 0; 1; 0 | NI | NI | NI | NI | — | — | — | — |
| Carver9 | 17 | 5; 12; 0 | NI | NI | NI | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Curet21 | 4 | 0; 4; 0 | -/6 | 10–15 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| dePerrot11 | 6 | 2; 2; 2 | 1/5 | 12 | 51.6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Friedman23 | 1 | 0; 1; 0 | 1/- | NI | NI | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Geisler24 | 2 | 0; 2; 0 | 2/- | 15 | NI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gurbuz13 | 5 | 2; 0; 3 | -/5 | 12 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Halkic6 | 11 | 0; 11; 0 | 0/11 | 10–12 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hee25 | 7 | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | — | — | — | — |
| Lemaire18 | 4 | 1; 3; 0 | 4/- | 12 | 33.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyass10 | 11 | 5; 4; 2 | 0/1 | 12 | 46 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| McGory31 | 454 | NI; NI; NI | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 |
| Moreno-Sanz4 | 6 | 4; 2; — | 0/6 | 12 | 46 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Palanivelu7 | 7 | 0; 7; 0 | 6/1 | NI | NI | NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Posta16 | 1 | 0; 1; 0 | -/1 | 12 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radwan26 | 1 | 1 | NI | 10–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rizzo27 | 4 | 0; 4; 0 | -/4 | 10 | 25–90 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rollins5 | 28 | 6; 13; 9 | 17/11 | 15 | 46.3 | 6 | — | NI | 6 | — |
| Schreiber19 | 6 | 2; 4; 0 | 6/- | NI | NI | 1 | — | — | NI | — |
| Schwartzberg15 | 1 | 1; 0; 0 | -/1 | 15 | NI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spirtos28 | 13 | NI | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Thomas29 | 2 | 2; 0; 0 | -/2 | NI | NI | NI | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tracey30 | 3 | 1; 2; — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wu8 | 11 | 4; 6; 1 | 0/11 | NI | 50.5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
*
V = Veress needle; H = Hasson technique; MP = mean pneumoperitoneum pressure; MOT = mean operative time; NI = not indicated.