Table 3.

Operative and postoperative clinical data

	Open appendectomy (n = 310)	Laparoscopic appendectomy (n = 283)	P-value
Operative time (min)	31.36 ± 11.43	54.9 ± 14.7	<0.0001
Bowel movements (1st POD)	214 (69.0)	263 (92.9)	<0.001
Time until diet (1st POD)	192 (61.9)	241 (85.2)	<0.001
Parenteral analgesics (doses/day)	1.5 ± 0.6	1.0 ± 0.5	0.001
Oral analgesics (doses/day)	2.00 ± 2.26	1.86 ± 1.14	<0.0001
Hospital Stay (day)	2.7 ± 2.5	1.4 ± 0.6	0.015
Return to normal activity (day)	16.1 ± 3.3	11.5 ± 3.1	<0.001

Data are number (%) or mean ± standard deviation values, as indicated. POD postoperative day