Status:
COMPLETED
Preserving or Resecting the Normal Appendix in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy Surgery for Suspected Appendicitis
Lead Sponsor:
Herlev Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Danish Institute for Public Health
Conditions:
Acute Appendicitis
Abdominal Pain (AP)
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
When appendicitis is suspected, patients are typically planned for emergency surgery preferably using a laparoscopic approach. Up to 20% of these patients will have a normal appendix, thus not sufferi...
Detailed Description
The target trial emmulates an unfeasible randomised controlled trial by using observational data to investigate the two treatment strategies (two groups) normal diagnostic laparoscopy versus negative ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All ages and sexes
- Undergoing laparoscopic surgery for suspected appendicitis from 2005 to 2021
- Resected appendix without inflammation e.g., without appendicitis
Exclusion
- Previous resection of the appendix (e.g., previous appendectomy, or resection of the gut including the appendix before January 1, 2005) based on data from surgical codes in the Danish National Patient Register
- Unable to be tracked in the Danish registers, such as a replacement personal identification number, or for those not residing in Denmark based on data from the Civil Registration System
- Diagnostic codes indicating appendix cancer at index surgery (C181), thus, not operated for suspected appendicitis
- Laparoscopic appendectomy converted to open surgery or other surgical procedures conducted contaminated with laparoscopic appendectomy, indicated a need for other surgical interventions because of disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
20000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06917612
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
December 31 2023
Last Update
April 8 2025
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