Is telephone consultation a safe, satisfactory and cost-effective alternative to outpatient review for follow up post emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy and cholecystectomy?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy and cholecystectomy; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001142426
• Lead Sponsor: Monash Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patient must be admitted under ASU
2.Emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy or appendicectomy
3. >18yo
4. Speaks and understand English
5. consented for study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Intra-operative/post-operative complications
-Return to theatre
-Return to HDU
-Not medically fit by day 5 post-op
-Drain tube in situ on discharge
2. Choledocholithiasis
3. Patient received interventional radiological procedure

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
follow-up attendance rate. In outpatient review group, attendance will be defined by completion of post-operative review in clinic. In telephone consultation group, attendance will be defined by answering the follow-up telephone call and completing the review questionnaire. [10-14 days post operation]