Appendicitis, Laparoscopic
Conditions
Keywords
Solo surgery, Camera holder, Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Brief summary
To determine the safety and feasibility of solo laparoscopic appendectomy, which is defined as the application of solo surgery to laparoscopic appendectomy, by comparing consecutive non-solo procedures conducted by a surgeon in the presence or absence of human assistant(s).
Detailed description
Laporoscopic appendectomy usually requires three surgeons, including an operator, a camera assistant, and other instrument assistant. Recent advancement of technology made it possible to develop the conveniently adjustable holders for camera and other laparoscopic instruments. The application of these instruments enables solo-surgery wherein an operation is driven by single surgeon. During surgery, human assistant(s) are helpful because of their instant assistance according to the operation's need. Therefore, the utilization of instruments instead of human assistants would be cumbersome. However, the utilization of instruments would be helpful by enabling operation-driven repositioning of the camera and instrument(s). Currently, no attempt has been made to objectively compare the merits and demerits of these two procedures. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the safety and feasibility of solo laparoscopic appendectomy, which is defined as the application of solo surgery to laparoscopic appendectomy, by comparing consecutive non-solo procedures conducted by a surgeon in the presence or absence of human assistant(s).
Interventions
PROCEDUREnonsolo LA
This patient is scheduled to undergo nonsolo laparoscpic appendectomy.
PROCEDUREsolo LA
This patient is scheduled to undergo solo laparoscpic appendectomy.
Sponsors
Say-June Kim
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. The patients planned to undergo elective laparoscopic appendectomy 2. Benign gallbladder diseases requiring surgery 3. The patients who are indicated for single-port laparoscopic appendectomy.
Exclusion criteria
1. the patients with complicated cholecystitis 2. the patients with the gallbladder with a thickness more than 4mm. 3. the patients who are expected to have severe peritoneal adhesion. 4. the patients with malignant gallbladder diseases. 5. the patients whose operation appears to need human assistant(s)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation time | day 1 | Operation time correlates with surgical difficulity. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain score | day 3 | Daily pain scores are assessed |
Contacts
Primary ContactSay-June Kim
Outcome results
None listed