Perioperative Pain Management of Pediatric Appendectomy Patients

Acute appendicitis is the most common illness that brings pediatric patients to the hospital for surgical treatment. Abdominal pain is the symptom because of which the patients go to the hospital. Some patients have severe pain and need analgesics before the final diagnosis and before surgery. After surgery most patient experience pain and at least 80 % of the patients need postoperative pain medication. For two decades there has been a clinical guideline for pain management in Kuopio University Hospital (KUH). The investigators aim was to evaluate how well the pain management for pediatric patient works in clinical practice.

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Key information

Conditions

Appendicitis Agnosia Cecal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Infections Intestinal Diseases Intraabdominal Infections Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perceptual Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

Up to 18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, Northern Savonia, 70029, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

In prospective patients informed consent obtained
Appendectomy performed

Exclusion criteria

No informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Appendicectomy

Procedure

Appendix was removed either laparoscopically or open surgery

Primary outcomes

Pain

Time frame: from preoperative evaluation until the patient left hospital maximum of 7 days

pain is asked preoperatively and at the first postoperative day measured with numeral rating scale

Secondary outcomes

amount of opioids used during hospital stay

Time frame: from preoperative evaluation until the patient left hospital maximum of 7 days

collected from patient files

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kuopio University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Perioperative Pain Management of Pediatric Appendectomy Patients in Kuopio University Hospital During the Years 2010-2012

Acronym: umpikipu

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Oct 20, 2015
Registry last updated: Oct 20, 2015

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