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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Laparoscopic appendectomy took longer to perform than open appendectomy (median, 107 vs 91 minutes ; P <. 01) and was associated with fewer days to return to a general diet (mean, 1. 6 versus 2. 3 days ; P <. 01), a shorter duration of parenteral analgesia (mean, 1. 6 versus 2. 2 days ; P <. 01), fewer morphine-equivalent milligrams of parenteral narcotic (median, 14 mg versus 34 mg ; P =. 001), a shorter postoperative hospital stay (mean, 2. 6 versus 3. 4 days ; P <. 01), and earlier return to full activity (median, 14 versus 21 days ; P <. 02).