This study evaluates the Safety and Efficacy of a outpatient appendectomy. Half of participants will be perform the hospitalization, while the other half will undergo the outpatient appendectomy
Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen and one of the most frequent diagnoses that require urgent surgery worldwide. Many laparoscopic procedures are currently performed on an outpatient basis.Laparoscopic appendectomy, however, continues to require postoperative hospitalization averaging between 1 and 2 days, at most institutions. At present ambulatory laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) are gained popularity due to the improved understanding of patient selection criteria, the application of enhanced recovery pathways, and the potential for improving healthcare resource utilization. There are few studies about to compare the morbidity and readmission rates between ambulatory and conventional LA. There is a lack of high-quality comparative studies making conclusive recommendations not possible at this time. Based on current data, ambulatory LA may be safe and feasible as compared with conventional LA.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
291
Patients who are candidates for OA and therefore pre-selected based on the primary data and characteristics of the clinical signs, will be admitted to the surgical observation in charge of our service. The patient will be informed in detail of the intervention to be performed and discharge on an outpatient basis and will sign the informed consent understanding and thus accepting all the information. The patient will undergo surgery using a laparoscopic or open technique with minimal incision. Once the appendectomy is performed, all the selection criteria will be reassessed and the definitive inclusion of the patients will be performed. In this case, we will perform the blind randomization of the patients. If all the inclusion requirements for the study are met, and the patient belongs to the OA group (case group), he will be discharged on an outpatient basis from the post-surgical stay unit without requiring hospital admission.
Patients who are candidates for HA and therefore pre-selected based on the primary data and characteristics of the clinical signs, will be admitted to the surgical observation in charge of our service. The patient will be informed in detail of the intervention to be performed and discharge on an outpatient basis and will sign the informed consent understanding and thus accepting all the information. The patient will undergo surgery using a laparoscopic or open technique with minimal incision. Once the appendectomy is performed, all the selection criteria will be reassessed and the definitive inclusion of the patients will be performed. In this case, we will perform the blind randomization of the patients. If all the inclusion requirements for the study are met, and the patient belongs to the case group (HA), he will be admitted in hospital beds.
Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, Spain
RECRUITINGRates of ambulatory appendectomy patients that have ambulatory surgery
Analyze morbidity of appendectomy patients to determine the safety of ambulatory surgery
Time frame: 20 months
Rates of readmission of appendectomy patients that had ambulatory surgery
Analyze rates of readmission of appendectomy patients to determine the safety of ambulatory surgery
Time frame: 20 months
Prevalence of ambulatory appendectomy patients
Measure the percentage of ambulatory surgery and uncomplicated acute appendicitis vs the percentage of ambulatory surgery in failure patients with the same pathology e.g. * Uncontrolled abdominal pain with analgesia. * Upper airway discomfort related to intubation that is not controlled with medication. * Pain in the back or shoulders in relation to the pneumoperitoneum that are in patients with not controlled with the medication. * Hemodynamically abnormal. Uncontrolled bleeding at the level of any of the wounds. Need for reoperation. Need to re-enter or consult the Emergency Service No spontaneous urination. * Nausea / vomiting. * Oral intolerance. * No wandering. * Insecurity or fear of the patient at discharge.
Time frame: 20 months
Media of time until the total incorporation to the activities of the daily life after appendectomy
To value the time until the total incorporation to the activities of the daily life after appendectomy.
Time frame: 20 months
Rates of satisfaction
Measure the degree of satisfaction of our patients with outpatient management after appendectomy, using a satisfaction questionnaire.
Time frame: 20 months
Costs of the outpatient regimen versus the hospitalization of patients
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Compare the costs of the outpatient regimen versus the hospitalization of patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis (cost-minimization analysis).
Time frame: 20 months