Wound infection in open versus laparoscopic appendectomy. A meta-analysis

Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1999 Spring;15(2):380-91.

Abstract

The authors performed a meta-analysis to determine whether open or laparoscopic appendectomy would reduce wound infection incidence in adult patients with acute appendicitis. The meta-analysis included nine of seven patients from eight randomized controlled trials. Data were analyzed using the fixed effect-model method of Mantel-Haenszel. Wound infection incidence was lower in the laparoscopic group.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Appendectomy / adverse effects*
  • Appendectomy / methods*
  • Child
  • Developed Countries
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Laparotomy / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical