Uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis Digestive System
Conditions
Interventions
The study comparing two operative procedures - open and laparoscopic appendectomy aims to recruit 60 patients who are diagnosed with appendicitis and require surgery. Participants will be assigned to
Sponsors
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical and radiological evidence of appendicitis 2. Aged between 12 and 70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) III or above 2. Hemodynamic instability 3. Chronic medical illness (like CAD, COPD) 4. Coagulation disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Postoperative complications, including wound infection determined by redness, pain, and purulent discharge from the incision site; seroma defined as the localised collection of clear serous fluid without redness or pain, paralytic ileus defined as failure of return of bowel activity 24 hours after the surgery and intra-abdominal abscess defined as the localised collection of pus within the intra-peritoneal cavity on ultrasound, measured using event data collected from the Case Report Form at discharge. 2. Pain control measured using a Visual Analog Scale to compare the postoperative pain after the 1st postoperative day and at the time of discharge. 3. Length of hospital stay, defined as the number of nights spent in the hospital measured using patient medical records at discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Duration of surgery (in minutes), defined as the time of skin incision to the last skin suture for closure, measured using the patient records at the end of the surgery 2. Bowel sound was determined by auscultation via stethoscope, at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours post-surgery 3. Return to routine activities (in days post-surgery), defined as resumption of routine household tasks, office activities and social life on the 15th post-operative day on OPD visit for follow-up 4. Satisfaction amongst patients measured using a questionnaire asking the patients to choose between three options: "extremely satisfied," "Satisfied," or "Unsatisfied" on the 15th post-operative day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactShriya Srivastava
Outcome results
None listed