Clinical Trial for a Outpatient Clinical Management of Urgent Laparoscopic Appendectomy
NCT ID: NCT05401188
Last Updated: 2022-06-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-06-01
2022-01-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This was a single center randomized controlled clinical trial consisting in 2 treatment groups. Patients were recruited in University Hospital of Tarragona Joan XXIII of Spain.
All patients admitted in the emergency department at University Hospital of Tarragona Joan XXIII with acute appendicitis diagnosis were likely to enter in the study. All patients who accomplished at least 4 over 5 of the Saint-Antoine criteria were included. The 5 criteria were: Leukocytosis lower than 15.000; C-Reactive protein lower than 30mg; Body mass index lower than 30kg/m2; appendicular diameter lower than 10mm and no radiological sign of complication.
All patients who met the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria were admitted to the study for emergency surgery.
In order to avoid the biases a unique anesthetic and surgical protocol were established for both groups.
Once Laparoscopic appendicectomy was performed the patients were randomly assigned to the hospitalization group or outpatient group.
Patients in the hospitalization group were admitted in the hospitalization ward. Patients in the outpatient group were referred to the day-surgery unit where they were discharged according to ALDRETE criteria.
The primary endpoint was the length of hospital stay (LHS). The length of hospital stay was calculated from the day and hour of admission in the surgical area to the day and hour of discharge, based on the hours of hospital stay. Secondary endpoints included the failures of the outpatient management, readmissions and the hospitals cost.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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outpatient group
Patients in the outpatient group , once operated, were transferred to the surgery unit without admission and were later discharged home if they met the ALDRETE criteria in less than 23 hours after the intervention (following the surgery criteria without admission stages). If the patient was operated during the night shift, following the advice of major outpatient surgery where overnight stays are allowed, the patient was admitted to the post-anesthetic recovery unit and discharged the next day, always in less than 23 hours. In case of being discharged after 23 hours or not meeting ALDRETE criteria, it was considered a failure of the outpatient treatment.
Outpatient
Once the patient was operated and an uncomplicated appendicitis was confirmed, the patient was randomized to one of the two experimental branches: the hospitalization group (HG) or outpatient group (OG). Patients in the OG were referred to the day-surgery unit where they were discharged according to ALDRETE criteria.
hospitalization group
Patients in the hospitalization group, once the surgical intervention was finished, were transferred to the postoperative recovery unit and later they were discharged to the usual hospital ward. Patients received adequate intravenous fluid resuscitation based on their individual hemodynamic parameter and fluid balance, and they received analgesia according to personal requirement. In the hospital ward, the usual patient management protocols were followed until a complete recovery and consequently discharged according to the usual criteria.
hospitalization
Once the patient was operated and an uncomplicated appendicitis was confirmed, the patient was randomized to one of the two experimental branches: the hospitalization group (HG) or outpatient group (OG). In this group, were admitted in the hospitalization ward.
Interventions
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Outpatient
Once the patient was operated and an uncomplicated appendicitis was confirmed, the patient was randomized to one of the two experimental branches: the hospitalization group (HG) or outpatient group (OG). Patients in the OG were referred to the day-surgery unit where they were discharged according to ALDRETE criteria.
hospitalization
Once the patient was operated and an uncomplicated appendicitis was confirmed, the patient was randomized to one of the two experimental branches: the hospitalization group (HG) or outpatient group (OG). In this group, were admitted in the hospitalization ward.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* meet at least 4 over 5 Saint Antoine criteria
* ASA classification (American Society of Anesthesiologists) less than or equal to 3
* patients who live accompanied in a home at a maximum distance of 30 minutes from the hospital and an adequate cognitive capacity.
Exclusion Criteria
* complicated Acute Appendicitis
* surgical management performed in more 90 minutes.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona.
OTHER
HJ23
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Jordi Elvira Lopez
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Jordi Elvira Lopez, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
HJ23
Locations
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Jordi Elvira Lopez
Tarragona, , Spain
Countries
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References
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Lefrancois M, Lefevre JH, Chafai N, Pitel S, Kerger L, Agostini J, Canard G, Tiret E. Management of Acute Appendicitis in Ambulatory Surgery: Is It Possible? How to Select Patients? Ann Surg. 2015 Jun;261(6):1167-72. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000795.
Paudel GR, Agrawal CS, Regmi R, Agrawal S. Conservative treatment in acute appendicitis. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2010 Oct-Dec;50(180):295-9.
Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med. 1986 May;15(5):557-64. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80993-3.
Frazee RC, Roberts JW, Symmonds RE, Snyder SK, Hendricks JC, Smith RW, Custer MD 3rd, Harrison JB. A prospective randomized trial comparing open versus laparoscopic appendectomy. Ann Surg. 1994 Jun;219(6):725-8; discussion 728-31. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199406000-00017.
Cash CL, Frazee RC, Smith RW, Davis ML, Hendricks JC, Childs EW, Abernathy SW. Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Am Surg. 2012 Feb;78(2):213-5.
Aubry A, Saget A, Manceau G, Faron M, Wagner M, Tresallet C, Riou B, Lucidarme O, le Sache F, Karoui M. Outpatient Appendectomy in an Emergency Outpatient Surgery Unit 24 h a Day: An Intention-to-Treat Analysis of 194 Patients. World J Surg. 2017 Oct;41(10):2471-2479. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-4034-3.
Cash CL, Frazee RC, Abernathy SW, Childs EW, Davis ML, Hendricks JC, Smith RW. A prospective treatment protocol for outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jul;215(1):101-5; discussion 105-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.024. Epub 2012 May 19.
Di Saverio S, Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Augustin G, Gori A, Boermeester M, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Tarasconi A, De' Angelis N, Weber DG, Tolonen M, Birindelli A, Biffl W, Moore EE, Kelly M, Soreide K, Kashuk J, Ten Broek R, Gomes CA, Sugrue M, Davies RJ, Damaskos D, Leppaniemi A, Kirkpatrick A, Peitzman AB, Fraga GP, Maier RV, Coimbra R, Chiarugi M, Sganga G, Pisanu A, De' Angelis GL, Tan E, Van Goor H, Pata F, Di Carlo I, Chiara O, Litvin A, Campanile FC, Sakakushev B, Tomadze G, Demetrashvili Z, Latifi R, Abu-Zidan F, Romeo O, Segovia-Lohse H, Baiocchi G, Costa D, Rizoli S, Balogh ZJ, Bendinelli C, Scalea T, Ivatury R, Velmahos G, Andersson R, Kluger Y, Ansaloni L, Catena F. Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines. World J Emerg Surg. 2020 Apr 15;15(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00306-3.
Elvira Lopez J, Sales Mallafre R, Padilla Zegarra E, Carrillo Luna L, Ferreres Serafini J, Tully R, Memba Ikuga R, Jorba Martin R. Outpatient management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Nov 23;17(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00465-5.
Other Identifiers
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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