Table 4.

Obstetric and fetal outcomes of laparoscopic or open appendectomy in pregnant women

Outcome	Group; mean ± SD or no. (%)		p value
	LA, n = 22	OA, n = 39
Gestation age at delivery, wk	37.1 ± 1.7	38.2 ± 3.5	0.48
Preterm labour	2 (9.1)	4 (10.3)	0.66
Delivery type			0.41
Vaginal delivery	16 (72.7)	25 (64.1)
Caesarean section	6 (27.3)	14 (35.9)
Birth weight, g	2810 ± 293	2790 ± 312	0.79
APGAR score, 1 min	9.2 ± 0.1	9.3 ± 0.2	0.70
APGAR score, 5 min	9.8 ± 0.2	9.9 ± 0.1	0.73
Fetal loss	0 (0)	0 (0)	—

LA = laparoscopic appendectomy; OA = open appendectomy; SD = standard deviation.