Appendectomy in Children Performed by Residents in the Era of Laparoscopic Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Intraabdominal Abscess; Wound Infection

• Registration Number: NCT01657565
• Lead Sponsor: Odense University Hospital

Brief Summary

Introduction: An increasing proportion of childhood appendicitis is treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). The investigators wanted to elucidate the outcome of childhood appendicitis treated primarily by residents in a university hospital.

Material and methods: All children (age\<16 years) treated surgically with appendectomy in our department between January 2006 and January 2011 were retrospectively identified. Readmission, reoperation or postoperative length of stay (LOS) exceeding five days were considered as non-satisfactory outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-03
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-06
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 390

Inclusion Criteria

• age below 16 years. operated on suspicion of appendicitis

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Exclusion Criteria

• appendectomy for causes other than suspicion of appendicitis

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical complications	30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Odense University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Odense, Fyn, Denmark