Laparoscopy versus open appendectomy for elderly patients, a meta-analysis and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appendicitis in elderly patients is associated with increased risk of postoperative complications. The choice between laparoscopy and open appendectomy remains controversial in treating elderly patients with appendicitis.

Methods

Comprehensive search of literature of MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials was done in January 2019. Studies compared laparoscopy and open appendectomy for elderly patients with appendicitis were screened and selected. Postoperative mortality, complications, wound infection, intra-abdominal abscess and operating time, length of hospital stay were extracted and analyzed. The Review Manage 5.3 was used for data analysis.

Results

Twelve studies with 126,237 patients in laparoscopy group and 213,201 patients in open gro

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6540400 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature