Are Cesarean Section and Appendectomy in Pregnancy and Puerperium Interrelated?

Completed

• Conditions: Appendicitis Acute; Cesarean Wound Disruption With Postnatal Complication
• Interventions: Procedure: appendectomy

• Registration Number: NCT04876547
• Lead Sponsor: Amasya University

Brief Summary

It is not known whether appendectomy for acute appendicitis (AA) increases the Cesarean section (CS) rate and whether CS increases the likelihood of AA and appendectomy in the early puerperium. In this study, delivery type and delivery outcomes and appendectomy during pregnancy and puerperium were analyzed.

Detailed Description

This cross-sectional retrospective study was performed on 11513 women, delivered during 2015-2020. Inclusion criteria were patients submitted to appendectomy for AA during pregnancy and the first six weeks after delivery. Evaluating parameters were age, parity, gestational week at birth, delivery type, and babies' birth weight.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-10-01
• Study Completion: 2020-10-01
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Women aged 18-45 years submitted to appendectomy for acute appendicitis during pregnancy or within the first six weeks after delivery were included.

Exclusion Criteria

Cases with missing data were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
In pregnancy	appendectomy	Appendectomy in pregnancy (n=12)
In postpartum	appendectomy	Appendectomy in postpartum first six week (n=20)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
delivery type	5 years	vaginal birth, cesarean section

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Newborn weight	5 years	kg

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Banuhan Şahin; 🇹🇷 Amasya, Turkey