Table 3 Mean operating time spent during laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated grades of acute appendicitis from four similar studies (n = 118)
From: Appendiceal stump closure by metal endoclip in the management of complicated acute appendicitis
Mean operating time in complicated laparoscopic appendectomy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Study or subgroup | Mean* | SD# | n§ |
Katsuno et al., 2009 ( 17 ) | 116.7 | 45 | 141 |
Lin et al., 2006 ( 18 ) | 96.1 | 43.1 | 99 |
So et al., 2002 ( 19 ) | 73 | 25 | 85 |
Khalili et al., 1999 ( 20 ) | 86 | 29 | 122 |
μ Gomes et al., 2012 | 67.4 | 28.1 | 131 |