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Table 2 Morbidity rates for OA and LA classified according to the type of appendicitis

From: Laparoscopic appendectomy: quality care and cost-effectiveness for today’s economy

 

FLEGMONOUS (n=74)

GANGRENOUS (n= 46)

APP. PLASTRON WITH/OUT ABSCESS (n=20)

DIFUSSE PERITONITIS (n=2)

TOTAL (n=142)

LA (n=43)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

2 (4.6%)

OA (n=99)

5 (6.7%)

9 (19.6%)

6 (30%)

0 (0%)

20 (20.2%)

     

22 (15.5%)