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WOUND INFECTION IN OPEN VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY

A Meta-Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1999

Laure Meynaud-Kraemer ,
Cyrille Colin ,
Patrick Vergnon  and
Xavier Barth
Laure Meynaud-Kraemer
Affiliation:
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Cyrille Colin
Affiliation:
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Patrick Vergnon
Affiliation:
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Xavier Barth
Affiliation:
Hospices Civils de Lyon
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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.

Keywords

Meta-AnalysisRandomized TrialsAppendectomyLaparoscopic Surgery
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1999 , pp. 380 - 391
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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