Table 2.

A comparison between the two groups of maternal outcomes

	Diagnostic laparoscopy (N = 50)	Negative appendectomy (N = 33)	p value
Miscarriage	8 (16%)	2 (6.1%)	0.18
Hospitalization with preterm labor	3 (6.3%)	4 (12.1%)	0.36
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy	1 (2.5%)	0 (0%)	0.37
Gestational diabetes	1 (2.5%)	0 (0%)	0.37
Placental abruption	1 (2.5%)	1 (3.4%)	0.82
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	38.6 ± 1.7	36.5 ± 6.9	0.07
Preterm rupture of membranes	0 (0%)	1 (3%)	0.27
Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks)	4 (10%)	4 (12.9%)	0.71
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	29 (69%)	22 (71%)	0.86
Vacuum extraction	4 (9.5%)	1 (3.2%)	0.30
Cesarean delivery	9 (21.4%)	8 (25.8%)	0.67

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)