Fig. 4
From: Aiming for minimally invasive treatment of pediatric acute appendicitis in a district hospital
Comparison of the length of hospital stay. a Comparison of the postoperative hospital stay. Mean postoperative hospital stay were 7.7±4.7 days (range 3-33) in group 1, 4.5±1.4 days (range 3-6) in group 2, 4.0±1.9 days (range 2-7) in group 3, and 2.7±0.8 days (range 2-5) in group 4, with statistically significant difference between groups 1 and 2 (⁑p=0.015), and groups 1 and 4 (*p<0.001). b Comparison of the total hospital stay. Mean total hospital stay were 10.2±5.6 days (range 4-34 days) in group 1, 19.5±10.9 days (range 12-38 days) in group 2, 7.8±4.1 days (range 3-13 days) in group 3, and 15.5±5.5 days (range 9-30 days) in group 4, with statistically significant difference between groups 1 and 2 (⁑p=0.029), and groups 1 and 4 (*p<0.001)