NCT06158308

Outcome of Laparoscopic Appendicectomy Versus Open Appendicectomy in Sudanese Patients

Outcome of Laparoscopic Appendicectomy Versus Open Appendicectomy in Sudanese Patients: Cross-sectional Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 340 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Center for Gastroentestinal and Liver Disease · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy as a minimal invasive procedure had low morbidity and mortality. It affords a direct diagnosis of the problem, allows determination of the appropriate treatment. Open appendectomy is global treatment of acute appendicitis can be done by many incisions, and associated with considerable complications. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive hospital-based study to study the outcome of laparoscopic appendectomy versus open appendectomy at Elmak Nimer University Hospital over the study period. All patients in the study period who underwent appendectomy was included, data is collected through standard structured data collection sheet and analyzed by using SPSS v24.0.

Conditions

• General Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laproscopic Appendicectomy	A type of surgery done without a large incision. Instead, from 1 to 3 tiny cuts are made. A long, thin tube called a laparoscope is put into one of the incisions. It has a tiny video camera and surgical tools.
PROCEDURE	Open Appendicectomy	A cut or incision about 2 to 4 inches long is made in the lower right-hand side of your belly or abdomen. The appendix is taken out through the incision.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-13
• Primary completion: 2021-01-01
• Completion: 2021-01-10
• First posted: 2023-12-06
• Last updated: 2023-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sudan