Outcome of Laparoscopic Appendicectomy Versus Open Appendicectomy in Sudanese Patients

General Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title:

Outcome of Laparoscopic Appendicectomy Versus Open Appendicectomy in Sudanese Patients: Cross-sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06158308
• Other study ID #: GastroentestinalLiver
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 13, 2019
• Est. completion date: January 10, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy as a minimal invasive procedure had low morbidity and mortality. It affords a direct diagnosis of the problem, allows determination of the appropriate treatment. Open appendectomy is global treatment of acute appendicitis can be done by many incisions, and associated with considerable complications.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive hospital-based study to study the outcome of laparoscopic appendectomy versus open appendectomy at Elmak Nimer University Hospital over the study period. All patients in the study period who underwent appendectomy was included, data is collected through standard structured data collection sheet and analyzed by using SPSS v24.0.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 340
• Est. completion date: January 10, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2021
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients in the study period who underwent appendectomy were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patientspresented with complicated appendicitis

• Acute appendicitis with comorbiditites

• Pregnant ladies

• Patients of stump appendicitis .

• Patient with inadequate data

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• General Surgery

Intervention

Procedure:
• Laproscopic Appendicectomy
A type of surgery done without a large incision. Instead, from 1 to 3 tiny cuts are made. A long, thin tube called a laparoscope is put into one of the incisions. It has a tiny video camera and surgical tools.
• Open Appendicectomy
A cut or incision about 2 to 4 inches long is made in the lower right-hand side of your belly or abdomen. The appendix is taken out through the incision.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sudan	Medicine, Elmak Nemir University	Shandi	Alnahr Alabyad

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sudan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The rate of post-operative complications	the rate of postoperative complications, such as surgical site infections, intra-abdominal abscess formation, and other adverse events. The comparison would help assess the efficacy and safety of each surgical approach in the context of appendectomies.	Jan 2019 - Jan 2021