NCT04707339

Management of Acute Appendicitis at District General Hospital

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Investigators aim to assess; 1. whether the changes in managing patients during COVID has reduced the negative appendicectomy rate? 2. compare the difference in outcomes of conservatively and surgically managed Acute Appendicitis? 3. Whether there uniformity in prescribing postoperative antibiotics with resultant outcomes? 4. Whether the incidence of complicated appendicitis has increased?

Detailed description

As acute appendicitis is the most commonly managed emergency presentation for surgeons, the investigators aim to assess whether the changes in managing patients during COVID has reduced the negative appendicectomy rate, to compare the difference in outcomes of conservatively and surgically managed Acute Appendicitis? to assess whether there uniformity in prescribing postoperative antibiotics with resultant outcomes? to assess whether the incidence of complicated appendicitis has increased? This will be a single centre retrospective observational study. All the patients presenting in A\&E department with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis to be included. the only exclusion criteria are the age of participants for less than 5 years. The data will be analysed and calculated using SPSS version 23.

Conditions

• Appendicitis Acute
• Covid19

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Appendicectomy	Laparoscopic or Open Appendicectomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-30
• Primary completion: 2020-10-31
• Completion: 2021-01-30
• First posted: 2021-01-13
• Last updated: 2021-01-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom