Acute Appendicitis
Conditions
Keywords
Appendectomy, Robotic-assisted, Acute care, Laparoscopic
Brief summary
The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare perioperative data for subjects who have undergone an emergent or urgent robotic-assisted or laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAppendectomy
Robotic-assisted or laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.
Sponsors
Intuitive Surgical
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Subject is 22 years of age or older at time of procedure * Subject has undergone robotic-assisted or laparoscopic emergent or urgent appendectomy for acute appendicitis between 2018 and 30 days prior to IRB approval
Exclusion criteria
* Subject with appendiceal neoplasms * Subject who underwent a single-port appendectomy * Subject who was pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of the procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operative time | Intraoperative | — |
| Procedure time | Intraoperative | — |
| Conversion | Intraoperative | — |
| Adverse events | Intraoperative and postoperative out to 30 days from procedure date | — |
| Mortality rate through 30 days | Intraoperative and postoperative out to 30 days from procedure date | All cause |
| Unplanned procedure-related readmission rate through 30 days | Discharge through 30 days | — |
| Concomitant procedures | Intraoperative | — |
| Estimated blood loss | Intraoperative | — |
| Severity of appendicitis | Preoperative | — |
| Unplanned procedure-related reoperation rate through 30 days | Postoperative through 30 days | — |
| Length of stay | Start of procedure to discharge from the hospital (check-out time), up to approximately one week | Total number of days the subject stayed in the hospital after the index procedure prior to being discharged. |
| Discharge disposition | Discharge from the hospital (check-out time), up to approximately one week. | Where the subject was discharged to when released from the hospital |
| Blood Transfusion | Intraoperative and discharge from the hospital (check-out time), up to approximately one week. | Any occurrence of blood transfusion either at the time of the procedure or at any point during the post-procedure hospitalization until the participant is discharged. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTAuben Debus, Sr. Clinical Study Manager
Outcome results
None listed