Table 1 Demographic data and preoperative TLC
From: Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in complicated appendicitis in children: a single center study
Groups | Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OA | LA | χ2/t | p | |
N = 30 (%) | N = 30 (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 14 (46.7) | 18 (60) | 1.071 | 0.301 |
Female | 16 (53.3) | 12 (40) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 8.93 ± 2.12 | 9.13 ± 1.94 | − 0.381 | 0.704 |
Range | 5–12 | 5–12 | ||
Body weight(kg) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 30.03 ± 8.83 | 27.43 ± 4.38 | 1.445 | 0.145 |
Range | 13–55 | 18–35 | ||
Duration of symptoms | ||||
Mean ± SD | 3.13 ± 1.66 | 3.17 ± 1.02 | − 0.094 | 0.926 |
Range | 2–8 | 2–6 | ||
Generalized peritonitis | ||||
Absent | 14 (46.7) | 10 (33.3) | 1.111 | 0.292 |
Present | 16 (53.3) | 20 (66.7) | ||
TLC (103/mm3) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 18.6 ± 4.64 | 16.7 ± 2.54 | 1.967 | 0.055 |
Range | 11–34 | 13–22 | ||