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Register:	ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on:	16 October 2023
Main ID:	NCT03119740
Date of registration:	11/04/2017
Prospective Registration:	No
Primary sponsor:	Kepler University Hospital
Public title:	Postoperative Complications After Appendectomy
Scientific title:	Clinical Value of Postoperative C-reactive Protein in the Detection of Complications After Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Date of first enrolment:	August 1, 2016
Target sample size:	744
Recruitment status:	Completed
URL:	https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03119740
Study type:	Observational
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Countries of recruitment
Austria

Contacts

Name:	Andreas Shamiyeh, MD
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Affiliation:	Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, Kepler University Clinic Linz

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- clinically suspected appendicitis between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2015

Exclusion Criteria:

- an elective appendectomy as part of an oncological or gynecological operation tumor
was found intraoperatively and required ileocecal resection or right hemicolectomy

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 96 Years
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Appendicitis

Intervention(s)

Primary Outcome(s)

superficial wound infection [Time Frame: 4 weeks postoperative]

Secondary Outcome(s)

intraabdominal abscess [Time Frame: 4 weeks postoperative]

ileus [Time Frame: 4 weeks postoperative]

Secondary ID(s)

APPCO-017

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Ethics review

Results

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