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Meta-Analysis
. 1999 Spring;15(2):380-91.

Wound infection in open versus laparoscopic appendectomy. A meta-analysis

L Meynaud-Kraemer  1 , C Colin, P Vergnon, X Barth
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  • PMID: 10507196
Meta-Analysis

Wound infection in open versus laparoscopic appendectomy. A meta-analysis

L Meynaud-Kraemer et al. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1999 Spring.

Abstract

The authors performed a meta-analysis to determine whether open or laparoscopic appendectomy would reduce wound infection incidence in adult patients with acute appendicitis. The meta-analysis included nine of seven patients from eight randomized controlled trials. Data were analyzed using the fixed effect-model method of Mantel-Haenszel. Wound infection incidence was lower in the laparoscopic group.

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