Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: Which way to go?

Table 1 Patient demographics

	Open appendectomy	Laparoscopic appendectomy	P
Number of patients	165	128
Male (%)	55.1	44.5	0.33
Female (%)	44.9	55.5	0.38
Mean age	33.4 ± 18	33.8 ± 17.8	0.44
WBC count	15497 ± 3000/mm3	15728 ± 2793/mm3	0.80
Co-morbidities (%)
CAD	6 (3.6)	5 (3.9)	0.63
Hypertension	13 (7.8)	9 (7)	0.71
COPD	5 (3)	4 (3.1)	0.27
DM	6 (3.6)	3 (2.3)	0.14

WBC: White blood cell; CAD: Coronary artery disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM: Diabetes mellitus.