Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy

Varazdin General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Appendicitis

Treatments: Procedure: laparoscopic appendectomy; Procedure: open appendectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01967745

01091981

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of open and laparoscopic appendectomy

Full description

Adult patients with presumptive diagnosis of acute appendicitis were were operated by laparoscopic appendectomy or open appendectomy group during a three-year period (between 2007 and 2009).

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients older than 16 years with presumptive diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:Appendectomy performed during diagnostic laparoscopy and incidental appendectomies patients with:

• cirrhosis
• ascites
• coagulation disorder
• diffuse peritonitis
• shock on admission
• large ventral hernia. Appendectomy performed during diagnostic laparoscopy and incidental appendectomies were also excluded

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

laparoscopic appendectomy

Description:

The laparoscopic appendectomy was performed with three trocars, placed in the periumbilical area, right midabdomen, and forceps.

Treatment:

Procedure: laparoscopic appendectomy

open appendectomy

Description:

The open appendectomy was carried out in the standard way with McBurney muscle splitting incision (in supine position).

Treatment:

Procedure: open appendectomy