Risk factors for prolonged hospitalization and delayed treatment completion after laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We sought to identify the risk factors for prolonged hospitalization and delayed treatment completion after laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

Methods

The study retrospectively analyzed 497 patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomies for uncomplicated appendicitis between January 2018 and December 2020. The patients were divided into an early discharge group (≤2 days) and a late discharge group (>2 days) based on the length of hospital stay (LOS). The patients were also divided into uneventful and complicated groups according to the need for additional treatment after standard follow-up.

Results

Thirty-seven patients (7.4%) were included in the late discharge group. The mean LOS of the late discharge groups was

SUBMITTER: Shin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature