Evaluation of the results of laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicitis peritonitis treatment

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the results of laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicitis peritonitis treatment. Methods: Prospective study, including 37 patients diagnosed with appendicitis peritonitis based on clinical and subclinical symptoms and determined during surgery to have peritonitis due to ruptured appendix and treated with laparoscopic surgery from April 2022 to June 2023 at the Department of Digestive Surgery, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Results: Patients with appendicitis peritonitis had an average age of 54.9 years. The females accounted for 58.6%. Normal BMI accounted for the highest rate at 56.8%, the rate of overweight and obesity was up to 29.7%; there were 62.2% of patients were assessed to have ASA index 2 or 3. The average time from onset to hospital admission was 30.8 ± 29.1 hours. Generalized peritonitis accounts for 24.3%. The average surgical time was 60.5 ± 17.2 minutes. Peritoneal drainage was placed in 45.9% of cases. There were no cases of complications during surgery or conversion to open surgery. The average time to return to fart after surgery was 20.2 ± 12 hours, the average time to use analgesic after surgery was 1.53 ± 0.7 hours. The average postoperative hospital stay was 5.3 ± 1.3 days. There were 2.7% of patients had complication of abdominal drainage site infection. Evaluating treatment results, there were 97.3% of patients achieved good results. There was no 30-day mortality. Conclusions: Laparoscopic surgery to treat appendicitis peritonitis is a safe and effective method. Patients can recover well in a short time. Key words: appendicitis peritonitis, laparoscopic appendectomy, acute appendicitis, abdominal drainage.