acute appendicitis operative and non operative management possible microorganisms for acute appendicitis Appendicitis Perforated Appendicitis simple, gangrenous, or perforated appendicitis Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Conditions
Interventions
Sample: A specimen from the appendicular mass, surrounding exudates or pus, or abscess cavity will be taken from the excised tissue during surgery and will be sent immediately to the Microbiology labo
Other
appendectomy
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine for Girls (Cairo) Research Ethics Committee- RHBIRB2018122001
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Prospectively One hundred patients undergoing open or laparoscopic appendectomy will be included in this study. Age more than one year is included Age from 1 year to 15 are defined as children Diagnosis of Appendicitis will be confirmed either by operative finding, when there is doubt appendectomy specimen is sent for histopathological examination A swab from the inflamed appendicular lumen, surrounding exudates or pus, or abscess cavity will be taken. The swab will be sent immediately for aerobic and anaerobic culture to detect any bacterial growth and to assess its antibiotic sensitivity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria we will Exclude appendix found to be normal at appendicectomy, immunocompromised cases, associated chronic specific infection or Crohns, and suspected cases of malignancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Common bacteria associated with acute appendicitis take intraoperative swab and culture results will be read within few days culture positivity for responsible organism and its sensitivity for antibacterials | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| accuracy of different methods in diagnosis of acute appeddicitis intraoperative intraoperative finding of acute appendicitis | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactHANY ELHADY
jouf university
Outcome results
None listed