Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04163211
Abdominal Drainage During Appendicectomy - Resources Down the Drain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 76 (actual)
- Sponsor
- The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The investigators performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing appendicectomy from March-November 2018 using the online theatre database and discharge letters. CA was defined as patients with perforated or gangrenous appendicitis on histology. Patients were divided into 2 groups; Group 1 (G1) included patients with CA who had a drain inserted; Group 2 (G2) included patients with CA and no drain.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Abdominal drain | A latex-free drain (size 20F) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-11-01
- Completion
- 2018-11-01
- First posted
- 2019-11-14
- Last updated
- 2019-11-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04163211. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.