Appendicitis Clinical Trials

This study evaluates the effects of preoperative delay and antibiotics on perforation rate of appendix while waiting surgery for acute appendicitis. Patients with diagnosed acute appendicitis are randomized into two urgency groups: surgery within 8 hours or surgery within 24 hours. In addition, patients are randomized to either receive antibiotics …

The bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect of Novosyn CHD will be assessed by the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in each suture group until 30 days postoperatively. The frequency of infections (SSI: A1 and A2) is considered as a suitable parameter for the assessment of efficacy. It is expected that …

Complicated appendicitis with abscess or phlegmon represents a challenging problem to emergency general surgeons, and the preferred treatment remains controversial. A variety of therapies have been recommended including early operative intervention, delayed operative intervention, and non-operative management. Recently, a prospective randomized controlled trial from a single center was conducted in …

South Korea has a single-payer healthcare system, administered by National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). As healthcare providers in South Korea need to claim reimbursement to NHIS for the vast majority of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the NHIS database enabled us to construct a large cohort who did or did not …

Patients admitted at Marshall Health - Cabell Huntington Hospital with the diagnosis of acute perforated appendicitis or appendicular abscess larger than 3cm will be admitted and treated with percutaneous drainage and the IV antibiotics for 3 days. If the patient becomes afebrile and has a normal WBC, the patient will …

Summary Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound in obtaining abdominal and/or pelvic images. The study will use a newly developed acquisition method and post-processing technique to create three dimensional image models of the abdomen …

This study is for pediatric patients who are having an appendectomy and have a perforated appendix. The purpose of this study is to see whether antibiotic irrigation using gentamicin, clindamycin and suction during the surgery works better when compared to suction alone when cleaning the stomach cavity. Arm A patients …

Recent long-term follow up results of antibiotic treatment of acute appendicitis in unselected populations indicate that approximately 70-80 % of patients respond to antibiotics, while the remaining 20-25% need an operation. Antibiotic treatment was associated with significantly fewer severe and non-severe complications compared to surgery. Therefore, antibiotic treatment can be …

This randomized controlled trial is designed to assess the effect of timing of surgery on surgical complications in patients undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis at a single academic teaching hospital in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Early appendectomy in patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis has been a mainstay of treatment. Timely intervention …

Appendicectomy for acute appendicitis is one of the most commonly performed paediatric emergency operations in Australia. This standard treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis (AUA) has remained largely unchallenged since its introduction in the late nineteenth century, under the assumption that AUA progresses to perforation and thus complications should an operation …