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New Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Sponsor
Israel De Alba Cruz (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04751214
Collaborator
(none)
148
Enrollment
216.9
Actual Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Introduction: Appendectomy is one of the most frequent emergency surgical procedures, currently with a preference for laparoscopic management worldwide. Objective: To report a new laparoscopic appendectomy technique and its results. Material and methods: study of patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically. In a total 1063 patients, 148 were operated on with the Zaragoza technique during the period from January 2002 to December 2018. The technique consists of making a window in the appendicular base between the meso and the appendicular wall, two prolene or silk sutures are placed, and the cecal appendix is cut between the two sutures, finally the mesoappendix is sectioned with a harmonic scalpel or bipolar clamp.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: APPENDICECTOMY

Detailed Description

this is a retrospective study based on files

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
148 participants
Observational Model:
Other
Time Perspective:
Retrospective
Official Title:
Zaragoza Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2002
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jan 30, 2020

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. success of surgery [2002-2018]

    this study was revision of clinical files. measured by the rate of infection at the surgical site, mortality and hospital stay

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Inclusion Criteria:
  • patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically.
Exclusion Criteria:
  • Less than 18 year old

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Israel De Alba Cruz

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Israel De Alba Cruz, Principal Investigator, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04751214
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • IDC002
First Posted:
Feb 12, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Feb 12, 2021
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Appendicitis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 12, 2021