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Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis - ScienceDirect (opens in a new tab)

sciencedirect.com · 2025-08-10

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedThe study implemented an outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy protocol for carefully selected adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis and compared it with a historical hospitalized laparoscopic appendectomy group.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe authors report that outpatient management was successful in 97.5% of patients, with only two failures, and that the success rate rose to 98.8% when only clinical failures were counted.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated97.5% success rate; 98.8% with clinical failures only

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedHospital stay was much shorter in the outpatient group, while postoperative complications, emergency visits, and 30-day readmissions were said to be similar overall between outpatient and hospitalized groups.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated6.4 hours vs 24 hours median stay; complications OR 0.65; ED visits OR 0.54; readmissions only in OLA group

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedReadmissions in the outpatient cohort occurred early in protocol implementation and were associated with fever; after the protocol was amended to prescribe routine oral antibiotics at discharge, no further fever readmissions were observed.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated3 readmissions (4%); no further readmissions after amendment

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedAmong respondents to the satisfaction survey, most patients rated the outpatient pathway positively and said they would choose or recommend outpatient surgery again.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated45% survey response; 97.2% would choose again; 100% would recommend

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