Abdominal Drainage During Appendicectomy - Resources Down the Drain: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appendicitis

Treatments: Procedure: Abdominal drain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04163211

12345678

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing appendicectomy from March-November 2018 using the online theatre database and discharge letters. CA was defined as patients with perforated or gangrenous appendicitis on histology. Patients were divided into 2 groups; Group 1 (G1) included patients with CA who had a drain inserted; Group 2 (G2) included patients with CA and no drain.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients over the age of 16 with complicated appendicitis (CA) were included

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with evidence of caecal/ appendicular malignancy were excluded.

Trial design

76 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Description:

Patients with complicated appendicitis who had a drain inserted

Treatment:

Procedure: Abdominal drain

Group 2

Description:

Patients with complicated appendicitis who did not have a drain inserted

Treatment:

Procedure: Abdominal drain