Comparison of laparoscopic and open appendectomy on wound infection and healing in complicated appendicitis

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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

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Güler, Y., Karabulut, Z., Çaliş, H., & Şengül, S. (2020). Comparison of laparoscopic and open appendectomy on wound infection and healing in complicated appendicitis. International Wound Journal, 17(4), 957–965. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13347

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