Variables | All (N, %) | Method of appendectomy (N, %) | P value | |
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LA | OA | |||
In-hospital mortality | 11 (0.41Â %) | 0 (0.00Â %) | 11 (0.53Â %) | <0.001 |
Rate of routine discharge | 2645 (98.44Â %) | 608 (99.67Â %) | 2037 (98.07Â %) | <0.001 |
Readmission for complicationsa | 92 (3.42Â %) | 10 (1.64Â %) | 82 (3.95Â %) | <0.001 |
In-hospital complications | 87 (3.24Â %) | 9 (1.48Â %) | 78 (3.76Â %) | <0.001 |
 Mechanical wound complications | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1.000 |
 Infections | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1.000 |
 Urinary complications | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1.000 |
 Pulmonary complications | 2 (0.07 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 2 (0.10 %) | 0.111 |
 Gastrointestinal complications | 6 (0.22 %) | 1 (0.16 %) | 5 (0.24 %) | 0.224 |
 Cardiovascular complications | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 0 (0.00 %) | 1.000 |
 Systemic complications | 76 (2.83 %) | 7 (1.15 %) | 69 (3.32 %) | <0.001 |
 Complications during procedure | 3 (0.11 %) | 1 (0.16 %) | 2 (0.10 %) | 0.015 |