August 25, 2025Kerala Surgical Journal

Comparative Observational Study of Open versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis

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SRShazia Rafique MTMeera Thomas SPSheena Ponnappan

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Observational analysis shows laparoscopic appendectomy improves recovery in acute appendicitis patients, indicating lower pain levels and complications.

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Laparoscopic appendectomy resulted in significantly less post-operative pain compared to open appendectomy, with 0% severe pain in the LA group.
Patients in the laparoscopic group had shorter hospital stays, averaging 2.29 days versus 4.91 days for the open group, showing improved recovery.
Post-operative complications such as fever and wound infection were notably lower in the laparoscopic group at 4.1%, compared to 22.6% in the open group.
Satisfaction with cosmetic results was higher in the laparoscopic group with 85.7% reporting satisfaction compared to 54.7% in the open appendectomy group.

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Rafique et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7c947567bf4f94ff430e https://doi.org/10.4103/ksj.ksj_9_25

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August 25, 2025Kerala Surgical Journal

Comparative Observational Study of Open versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis

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Authors

SRShazia Rafique MTMeera Thomas SPSheena Ponnappan

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Overview

Observational analysis shows laparoscopic appendectomy improves recovery in acute appendicitis patients, indicating lower pain levels and complications.

Key Points

Laparoscopic appendectomy resulted in significantly less post-operative pain compared to open appendectomy, with 0% severe pain in the LA group.
Patients in the laparoscopic group had shorter hospital stays, averaging 2.29 days versus 4.91 days for the open group, showing improved recovery.
Post-operative complications such as fever and wound infection were notably lower in the laparoscopic group at 4.1%, compared to 22.6% in the open group.
Satisfaction with cosmetic results was higher in the laparoscopic group with 85.7% reporting satisfaction compared to 54.7% in the open appendectomy group.

Cite This Study

Rafique et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7c947567bf4f94ff430e https://doi.org/10.4103/ksj.ksj_9_25

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