Perforated Appendicitis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who underwent laparoscopic appendicectomy for perforated appendicitis between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2023. Definition of 'perforated appendicitis': 'appendicitis' diagnosed as 'perforated' on preoperative CT or intraoperative findings. Abscess formation may or may not be present. It does not include those diagnosed as 'perforated' on pathology. Perforation" is only a clinical finding. Definition of 'laparoscopic appendicectomy': the number of ports is not specified. However, as a fully specoscopic procedure, open transition cases and hybrid cases (those treated by giving and removing from the umbilicus) are excluded. Partial cecal resections are included, but partial colon resections such as ileal resection or right semi-colon resection are excluded.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1: Under 16 years of age 2: Pregnant women 3: Open transition cases, hybrid cases 4: Partial colon resection other than partial cecal resection 5: Those who refused to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Occurrence of postoperative residual abscess | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of post-operative hospital stay, duration of antimicrobials and total hospitalisation costs | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public Contacttomohiro Akutsu
Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, division of acute critical care medicine
Outcome results
None listed