Does Peritoneal Lavage Influence the Rate of Complications in Paediatric Laparoscopic Appendicectomy? A Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Perforated appendicitis in children; Surgery - Surgical techniques; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000423011
• Lead Sponsor: Charles Keys

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Children with perforated appendicitis and/or widespread pus in the peritoneal cavitiy

Exclusion Criteria

Non perforated appendicitis with little or no peritoneal pus
Conversion to open appendectomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of hospital stay in days, including any days of re-admission. All data will be collected prospectivly when the patient is an inpatient by the principle investigator. The principle investigator will call the parents at 6 weeks post operatively to ensure that no one is lost to follow up.[6 week follow up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intra-abdominal abscess. Assessed by re-presentation with abdominal pain, fever, tenderness, raised inflammatory markers and ultrasound evidence of a collection.[6 weeks post surgery]