Year: 2016
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: comparison of open and laparoscopic surgery in obese patients background: Laparoscopic appendectomy may have advantages over the open surgical technique in obese patients.aim: To compare the results and complications of open and laparoscopic appendectomy in obese patients.material and methods: Patients consulting for acute appendicitis with a body mass index of 30 kg/m 2 or more were randomly assigned to be treated by open of laparoscopic appendectomy.Both surgical techniques were standardized.results: Seventy patients were studied.Half were treated with laparoscopic and half with open surgery.Demographic variables were comparable in both groups.Surgical times for open and laparoscopic appendectomies were 35 and 42 min respectively.The figures for hospital stay were 2.5 and 2.1 days respectively.Surgical wound problems more common in open surgery.Conversion to open surgery occurred in 3% of patients.conclusions: In this group of obese patients, laparoscopic appendectomy had a low rate of conversion and lesser wound complications Key words:
Source: Revista de Cirugía
Author: Marcelo Zamorano D
Institutions: Universidad de Antofagasta, Hospital Regional de Antofagasta
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2343231869