Acute Appendicitis in Foreign Workers of Northern Israel

May 19, 2021 updated by: Uri Kaplan , MD, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Acute Appendicitis in Foreign Workers of Northern Israel: a Retrospective Cohort Study

To Compare the outcome to acute appendicitis in foreign workers to the native patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a retrospective case-control study. The investigators identified all patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The study group included all foreign workers and the control group was age, sex, and co-morbidities matched group from the local population. The investigators compared time to presentation, admission parameters and disease outcomes.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

117

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Afula, Israel
        • Emek Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women
  • Patient whose pathology report of the appendix was normal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Foreign workers
Foreign workers aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Procedure: Laparoscopic appendectomy
Laparoscopic appendectomy performed for acute appendicitis
Local patients
Local patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Procedure: Laparoscopic appendectomy
Laparoscopic appendectomy performed for acute appendicitis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percent of complicated disease
Time Frame: 1 month
amount of cases defined as complicated acute appendicitis
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 28, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

April 28, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 17, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 21, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 19, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 106-18-EMC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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