Causes of Complicated Appendicitis at Referral Hospital (AA)

Haramaya Unversity

Status: Completed

Conditions: Complicated Appendicitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05005104

IHRERC/005/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted on a medical record of previously treated patients for acute appendicitis at HFSUH, Harar, Ethiopia. The study design was case-control with a total sample size of 402.

Full description

The case-control study conducted at HFSUH was proceeded following the university's protocol and after passing institutional ethical review permission.

Enrollment: 402 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

• incidental appendectomy patients