Management of Acute Appendicitis at District General Hospital

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Covid19

Appendicitis Acute

Treatments

Procedure: Appendicectomy

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04707339

3810

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Investigators aim to assess;

whether the changes in managing patients during COVID has reduced the negative appendicectomy rate?
compare the difference in outcomes of conservatively and surgically managed Acute Appendicitis?
Whether there uniformity in prescribing postoperative antibiotics with resultant outcomes?
Whether the incidence of complicated appendicitis has increased?

Full description

As acute appendicitis is the most commonly managed emergency presentation for surgeons, the investigators aim to assess whether the changes in managing patients during COVID has reduced the negative appendicectomy rate, to compare the difference in outcomes of conservatively and surgically managed Acute Appendicitis? to assess whether there uniformity in prescribing postoperative antibiotics with resultant outcomes? to assess whether the incidence of complicated appendicitis has increased? This will be a single centre retrospective observational study. All the patients presenting in A&E department with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis to be included. the only exclusion criteria are the age of participants for less than 5 years. The data will be analysed and calculated using SPSS version 23.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All participants reporting in accident and emergency with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis irrespective of age above 5 years, gender and morbidities (this group for conservative management)

Exclusion criteria