NCT05430633

Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Pregnancy

Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Pregnancy. 10 Year Results of Estonian Population.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 109 (actual)
• Sponsor: North Estonia Medical Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The aim of this retrospective trial is to compare surgical and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant patients who underwent laparoscopic or open appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

Detailed description

The aim of this retrospective trial is to compare surgical and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant patients who underwent laparoscopic or open appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Patients' medical records from 2010-2020 were extracted using billing information of the national health insurance fund of Estonia and ICD-10 codes (pregnancy, appendicitis). Collected data was stored on RedCap electronic database and analyzed with R Studio. Two group of patients were compared: pregnant patients who had laparoscopic appendectomy and pregnant patients who had open appendectomy.

Conditions

• Appendicitis
• Pregnancy Loss
• Pregnancy Preterm

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Appendectomy	Appendectomy - laparoscopic or open

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-01
• Completion: 2022-06-01
• First posted: 2022-06-24
• Last updated: 2022-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Estonia