NCT06818942

Nomogram for Predicting Difficult Laparoscopic Appendectomy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shanghai 6th People's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

No prior studies have stratified the difficulty of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). The investigators aimed to investigate preoperative factors as indicators of difficult LAs based on the experience of surgical trainees and to develop a predictive model accordingly.

Detailed description

Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical emergencies and laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is usually attempted by surgical trainees. This study aim to explore the preoperative and intraoperative factors affecting the degree of surgical difficulty and to establish a model for validation, so that it can be subsequently replicated in training programs.

Conditions

• Emergencies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Observations on preoperative and intraoperative factors influencing the difficulty of surgery	Age, body mass index, gender, inflammatory indicators, previous history of abdominal surgery, underlying disease

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-26
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2027-12-31
• First posted: 2025-02-11
• Last updated: 2025-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China