Closure of the Appendix Stump in Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Appendicitis, Surgery
• Interventions: Procedure: clips; Procedure: knotting

• Registration Number: NCT03930667
• Lead Sponsor: Orhan Üreyen

Brief Summary

Aimed to the study evaluate the superiority of intracorporal sutures and Hem-o-lok clips in terms of efficiency.

Detailed Description

Performed laparoscopic surgery for acute appendicitis. Appendiceal stump was closed by Hem-o-lok clips (Group I) and intracorporal knotting (Group II) in a randomize manner. Groups were compared for cost effectiveness.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-01
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Study First Submitted: 2019-04-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-04-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria

• under 18 years of age
• other patology in addition to appendiceal pathology

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
clips	clips	Closure of the appendix stump with hem-o-lok clips
knotting	knotting	Closure of the appendix stump with intracorporal knotting.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cost effectiveness	4 years	cost of treatment from surgery to discharge