ArticleInternational wound journal2020
Comparison of laparoscopic and open appendectomy on wound infection and healing in complicated appendicitis.
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- Is it necessary to use specimen retrieval bag for reducing surgical site infection in laparoscopic appendectomy?A randomized controlled trial.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Trial
- Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections after Paediatric Appendectomies in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Coastal Karnataka.F1000Research · 2025Article
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- Application and curative effect of laparoscopic purse-string sutures in the treatment of adult acute complicated appendicitis.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Decision-making changes for patients and medical personnel in the management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
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- Wound Irrigation Using Wet Gauze May Reduce Surgical Site Infection Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Acute appendicitis-advances and controversies.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
- Complicated appendicitis are common during the epidemic period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).Asian journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Comparison of laparoscopic and open appendectomy on wound infection and healing in complicated appendicitis.International wound journal · 2020Article
- High Diagnostic Accuracy but Persistent Risk of Complicated Appendicitis: A Retrospective Analysis from Hail Province, Saudi Arabia.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of laparoscopic and open surgery on the development of postoperative surgical wound infection and wound healing between complicated appendicitis patients. Patients with complicated appendicitis were divided into those underwent laparoscopic and open surgical procedures according to the surgical method. Patients were followed up with regard to development of any postoperative wound infection, and medical, radiological, and surgical treatment methods and results were recorded. A total of 363 patients who underwent appendectomy were examined, of which 103 (28.4%) had complicated appendicitis. Postoperative wound infection rate in patients who underwent open surgery was 15.9%, while it was 6.8% in the laparoscopic surgery group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of infection development rates (P > .05). The rate of surgical drainage use and rehospitalisation was significantly higher in the group with wound infection than in the group without wound infection. (P < .05). We suggest that in terms of wound infection and wound healing, laparoscopic surgery should be the method of choice for patients with complicated appendicitis. In order to reduce the frequency of wound infection, drains should not be kept for a long time in patients undergoing appendectomy.
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