Table 1.
Comparison of laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes according to appendiceal stump closure technique
| Characteristic | Nonperforated appendicitis, n = 185
|
p value | Perforated appendicitis, n = 57
|
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endoloop | Endostapler | Endoloop | Endostapler | |||
| No. (%) | 161 (87) | 14 | — | 47 (82.0) | 10 | — |
| Age, mean (SD) yr | 11 (3.0) | 11 (4.2) | > 0.99 | 9 (3.4) | 10 (3.6) | 0.40 |
| Duration of surgery, mean (SD) min | 52 (17) | 56 (25) | 0.42 | 51 (19.0) | 45 (24.0) | 0.39 |
| Surgical site infection, no (%) | 2 (1.24) | 0 | 0.25 | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 0.78 |
| Intra-abdominal abscess formation, no. (%) | 5 (3.1) | 0 | 0.61 | 6 (12.7) | 5 (50.0) | 0.016* |
SD = standard deviation.
*
Odds ratio 6.83, 95% confidence interval 1.51–30.83.