An observational study in General Surgery, sponsored by National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease. Completed at 1 site in Sudan. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-12-06.
Sponsored by National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease · Observational
Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy as a minimal invasive procedure had low morbidity and mortality. It affords a direct diagnosis of the problem, allows determination of the appropriate treatment. Open appendectomy is global treatment of acute appendicitis can be done by many incisions, and associated with considerable complications.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive hospital-based study to study the outcome of laparoscopic appendectomy versus open appendectomy at Elmak Nimer University Hospital over the study period. All patients in the study period who underwent appendectomy was included, data is collected through standard structured data collection sheet and analyzed by using SPSS v24.0.
National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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The study includes all patients those underwent appendectomy during the study period.
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Procedure: Laproscopic Appendicectomy
Procedure: Open Appendicectomy
A type of surgery done without a large incision. Instead, from 1 to 3 tiny cuts are made. A long, thin tube called a laparoscope is put into one of the incisions. It has a tiny video camera and surgical tools.
Also known as: Regular surgical site dressing
A cut or incision about 2 to 4 inches long is made in the lower right-hand side of your belly or abdomen. The appendix is taken out through the incision.
Also known as: Regular surgical site dressing
The rate of post-operative complications
the rate of postoperative complications, such as surgical site infections, intra-abdominal abscess formation, and other adverse events. The comparison would help assess the efficacy and safety of each surgical approach in the context of appendectomies.
Time frame: Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
Plan to share: Undecided
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