title: Appendicectomy under local anaesthesia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse our results of appendicetomy under local anaesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  165 patients who presented with appendicitis between January 1996 and December 1997.
  
  
  METHODS
  Appendicectomy after infiltration of local anaesthetic. No patient required general or spinal anaesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five patients (3%) developed postoperative wound infections. Mean operating time was 20 minutes (range 15-30) and median hospital stay 2 days (range 1-3).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Appendicectomy under local anaesthesia is quick, cost-effective and carries little morbidity. It can be safely used for all age groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001062:Appendectomy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies