New Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Zaragoza Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Introduction: Appendectomy is one of the most frequent emergency surgical procedures, currently with a preference for laparoscopic management worldwide. Objective: To report a new laparoscopic appendectomy technique and its results. Material and methods: study of patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically. In a total 1063 patients, 148 were operated on with the Zaragoza technique during the period from January 2002 to December 2018. The technique consists of making a window in the appendicular base between the meso and the appendicular wall, two prolene or silk sutures are placed, and the cecal appendix is cut between the two sutures, finally the mesoappendix is sectioned with a harmonic scalpel or bipolar clamp.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Appendicitis Acute
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: APPENDICECTOMY

Detailed Description

this is a retrospective study based on files

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 148

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

At the "General Ignacio Zaragoza" Regional Hospital, of the Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), since July 2002, a new laparoscopic appendectomy technique has been performed by a surgical group.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 year old

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
success of surgery	this study was revision of clinical files. measured by the rate of infection at the surgical site, mortality and hospital stay	2002-2018

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Israel De Alba Cruz

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2002
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): January 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 5, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 12, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Infections; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastroenteritis; Intestinal Diseases; Cecal Diseases; Intraabdominal Infections; Appendicitis
• Other Study ID Numbers: IDC002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No