Habash, M., Thabet, R., Abood, A., Ghareeb, O. (2022). Comparative Study between Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), 7567-7570. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.276685
Mohammed Mohammud Habash; Raghad Fais Thabet; Abdulhadi Meryud Abood; Ozdan Akram Ghareeb. "Comparative Study between Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89, 2, 2022, 7567-7570. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.276685
Habash, M., Thabet, R., Abood, A., Ghareeb, O. (2022). 'Comparative Study between Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), pp. 7567-7570. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.276685
Habash, M., Thabet, R., Abood, A., Ghareeb, O. Comparative Study between Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022; 89(2): 7567-7570. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.276685
Comparative Study between Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis
11Department of Surgery, College of medicine, University of Diyala, Iraq
22Department of Surgery, Baqubah Teaching Hospital, Diyala, Iraq
33Deportment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Al-Fallujah University, Iraq
44Department of Community Health Techniques, Kirkuk Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Iraq
Abstract
Background: Appendectomy is a widespread emergency surgery, and to date the appendectomy is still done through two approaches: open (OA) and laparoscopic (LA) and it is not known which is better than the other. Objective: This study aimed to compare OA and LA surgical approaches in patients with acute appendicitis. Patients and methods: Data were obtained from eighty patients underwent appendectomy at Baquba Teaching Hospital between September 2021 and May 2022. Forty patients in (OA) group underwent open surgery, as well as forty other patients in (LA) group underwent laparoscopic surgeries. The two groups were compared according to the operation time, hospital stay, wound infection, and return to normal daily activity. Results: LA approach was associated with shorter (1.4±0.6 days) hospitalization than OA (2.7±2.5 days). Also, the operative time of the laparoscopic approach was clearly less (30±3.2 min) compared to the open approach (35±5.2 min). There was no postoperative infection in the LA patients, and the laparoscopic patients returned to their daily activities faster than the open surgery group. Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery is a safer approach to appendectomy, especially if it is performed by skilled specialist surgeons.