Randomized clinical trial to compare the length of postoperative hospital stay and early morbidity for fast track care versus traditional care after open appendectomy
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- AppendectomyOral and Gastrointestinal - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12607000215426
- Lead Sponsor
- Divine Word University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
Inclusion Criteria
all consecutive patients who underwent open appendectomy; obtained informed written consent
Exclusion Criteria
No consent obtained, age < 10 years, pregnancy Exit criteria: withdrowal of the consent,noncompliance with the protocol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of postoperative hospital stay[Measured from the operation to the discharge from the hospital];Morbidity[During primary postoperative hospital stay and readmissions, and 7 days after appendectomy]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to: <br>bowel sounds timepoints: at 1,2,3* postoperative days<br>passage either of flatus or stools timepoints: at 1,2,3* postoperative days<br>tolerance of solid diet timepoints: at 1,2,3* postoperative days and daily until the discharge <br>facial visual pain score timepoints: at 1,2 postoperative days<br>* - measuring the outcome variables on the 3rd postoperative was conditional provided the patient had not yet been discharged from the hospital[]