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NCT Number: NCT06462846

Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics and Pathological Findings in Patients With Suspected Appendicitis

As we know, one of the most common reasons for people to visit health centers and hospitals (15%) is abdominal pain, and appendicitis is at the top of their diagnosis in the 2-4th decade of age, which in most cases For treatment, considering the patient's condition and the need for surgery, appendectomy is the first method. One of the things that helps us a lot in this area is the epidemiology and incidence of this disease in the target society, which sometimes varies in different regions. One of the things that can be checked in this disease is the age and gender of the person and its incidence in different age ranges.

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Key information

Conditions

Appendicitis Cecal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Infections Intestinal Diseases Intraabdominal Infections

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Golestan University of Medical Sciences, faculty of medicine

Gorgan, Golestan Province, 4918936316, Iran

About this study

appendicitis is one of the most important reasons for people to go to the hospital, and 15% of the visits to the hospital are for this reason, and sometimes patients end up undergoing appendectomy. The mortality rate of this disease is 0.2-1% among young people and 8% among people over 65 years old In some people, depending on the sex, age, pregnancy and related diseases and even the weight of the people, the location of the appendix is different and this issue is very important during surgery. Different positions of the appendix, such as retro-scapular, subhepatic, pelvic, etc., create different challenges during surgery, so investigating the possibilities of the location of the appendix is an important issue in the decision-making and preparation of the patient and the surgical team.

Also, laboratory criteria such as wbc, diff, plt, crp can also help in diagnosing this disease. In this project, in addition to the above, the chief complaints and accompanying symptoms of people have also been examined

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • diagnosis of appendicitis
  • appendectomy

Exclusion criteria

  • Lack of required information in medical documents

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. The accuracy of imaging in determining the size of the appendix in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: One year

    comparison of the appendix size reported in radiologic studies with pathologic findings

Secondary outcomes

  1. correlation between CRP levels and pathologic findings in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: One year

    Comparison of CRP levels in the different stages of appendicitis according to pathologic reports

  2. correlation between WBC measures and pathologic findings in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: One year

    Comparison of WBC measures in the different stages of appendicitis according to pathologic reports

  3. sex distribution in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: one year

    the prevalence and percentage of each sex group in patients with suspected appendicitis

  4. Age distribution in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: one year

    the prevalence and percentage of each age group in patients with suspected appendicitis

  5. prevalence of clinical findings in patients with suspected appendicitis

    Time frame: one year

    prevalence and percentage of each clinical finding (fever, anorexia, shifting pain, tenderness, rebound tenderness, rovsing sign, psoas sign) in patients with suspected appendicitis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Golestan University of Medical sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Intraoperative and Pathological Findings in Patients With Suspected Appendicitis Who Underwent Appendectomy in 5 Azar Hospital in 2022

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jun 17, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 17, 2024

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