Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis in Children: a Nationwide Retrospective Study on Postoperative Outcomes

Purpose Our aim was to compare postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic and open appendectomies for acute appendicitis in children under the circumstance of widespread use of laparoscopic surgery. Method This study included data on laparoscopic and open appendectomies in children with acute appendicitis from the National Clinical Database, which is a Japanese nationwide surgical database, in 2015. The occurrence rates of complications within 30 days after the surgery and postoperative hospital stay were compared by univariate and multivariate analyses. p