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A comparative study between two treatment options in open appendicitis

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS OF TWO TECHNIQUES OF OPEN APPENDICECTOMY: SIMPLE LIGATION ALONE VERSUS LIGATION AND STUMP BURIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039664
Enrollment
66
Registered
2022-01-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: K358- Other and unspecified acute appendicitis

Interventions

Intervention1: open appendicectomy: Simple ligation of appendix base Duration not applicable Intervention2: open appendicectomy: ligation and burial of appendix stump Duration not applicable Control I

Sponsors

MGM Institute of Health Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -ALL PATIENTS GIVING CONSENT -ALL PATIENTS WITH UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -All patients below the age of 18 -All patients refusing consent -Patients with complicated appendicitis (perforated appendicitis, gangrenous appendicitis, appendicular abscess or mass) -Patients with Ulcerative colitis, Crohnâ??s disease, Abdominal tuberculosis will be excluded. -Patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy -Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post operative complications: Wound infection Pain Fever Vomitng Paralytic ileus Peritonitis Residual abscess Intestinal obstruction Fecal fistulaTimepoint: Day 3,5,7,15,30—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: Less than 3 or more than 3 days;Duration of operationTimepoint: Less than 2 or more than 2 hours;Time till first feedsTimepoint: Within 24 hours or more than 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vamsi lakshman Pappu

MGM Institute of Health Sciences

dr.sameerkadam@gmail.com9594773336

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026