ArticlePediatric surgery international2008
Laparoscopic and conventional appendicectomy in children: outcomes in English hospitals between 1996 and 2006.
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- Systematic review of discharge coding accuracy.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2012Pooled it
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- Laparoscopic appendectomy in children: experience in a single centre in chittagong, bangladesh.Minimally invasive surgery · 2014Article
- Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis in children.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2012Review
- [Pediatric appendicitis : Open or laparoscopic appendicectomy in a specialized visceral surgical clinic?].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2011Article
- Pediatric laparoscopy: Facts and factitious claims.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic appendicectomy is increasingly used in children. This national retrospective study compared outcomes of paediatric open and laparoscopic appendicectomy.
methodsLength of stay, readmission rates and mortality in children undergoing open and laparoscopic appendicectomy in English NHS Trusts between 1 April 1996 and 31 March 2006 were compared. Procedures coded as emergency excision of appendix (OPCS-4 H01) on the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database in patients less than 15 years of age were included. Multivariate analysis was used to identify independent predictors of length of hospital stay and mortality.
resultsEighty-nine thousand, four-hundred and ninety-seven (89,497) appendicectomies were studied; of which, 2,689 (3%) were performed laparoscopically. The percentage of laparoscopic cases rose from 0.6 to 8.4% between 1996 and 2006 (Pearson's r = 0.954, P < 0.001). Length of stay (median 3, interquartile range 2 days, P = 0.068) and 28-day readmission rates were similar (6.3 vs. 7.2%, respectively; P = 0.072) between groups. No independent hospital stay advantage for laparoscopy was observed (P = 0.121). No difference in 30-day mortality (P = 0.986) or 365-day mortality (P = 0.598) was demonstrated.
conclusionHospital stay, readmission rates and mortality are similar following laparoscopic and open appendicectomy in children.
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