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Retrospective Acute Care Appendectomy Study

— Observational Acute Appendicitis

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Appendectomy.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Acute Appendicitis. Basic parameters: from 22 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

A Retrospective Multicenter Evaluation of Short-Term Outcomes After Acute Care Appendectomy

Overview

The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare perioperative data for subjects who have undergone an emergent or urgent robotic-assisted or laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

Interventions

  • Procedure Appendectomy
    Robotic-assisted or laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

Primary outcome measures

  • Operative time [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • Procedure time [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • Conversion [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • Adverse events [Time frame: Intraoperative and postoperative out to 30 days from procedure date]
  • Mortality rate through 30 days [Time frame: Intraoperative and postoperative out to 30 days from procedure date]
  • Unplanned procedure-related readmission rate through 30 days [Time frame: Discharge through 30 days]
  • Concomitant procedures [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • Estimated blood loss [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • Severity of appendicitis [Time frame: Preoperative]
  • Unplanned procedure-related reoperation rate through 30 days [Time frame: Postoperative through 30 days]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is 22 years of age or older at time of procedure
  • Subject has undergone robotic-assisted or laparoscopic emergent or urgent appendectomy for acute appendicitis between 2018 and 30 days prior to IRB approval

Exclusion criteria

  • Subject with appendiceal neoplasms
  • Subject who underwent a single-port appendectomy
  • Subject who was pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of the procedure

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

United States · 3 centers
  • The Ohio State University — Columbus
  • Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center — Portland
  • Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation — New Braunfels

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06624215 · ISI MP-APP-01

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗