Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2010
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in men: a prospective randomized trial.
Trial report in Surgical endoscopy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02714023 (Water And Saline Head-to-head In The Blinded Evaluation Study Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Water And Saline Head-to-head In The Blinded Evaluation Study Trial
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Laparoscopy for the management of acute lower abdominal pain in women of childbearing age.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the results of randomized controlled trials that compared laparoscopic and open surgery for acute appendicitis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2012Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open surgery for complicated appendicitis: a randomized controlled trial to prove safety.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Trial
- Comparison of treatment methods in plastron appendicitis: a tertiary center experience.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2023Article
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- Surgical Site Infection Post-appendectomy in a Tertiary Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2021Article
- Unmodifiable Clinicopathological Risk Factors of Shoulder Tip or Subcostal Pain after Laparoscopic Appendectomy.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2020Article
- Clinical outcomes of single-site laparoscopic interval appendectomy for severe complicated appendicitis: Comparison to conventional emergency appendectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2019Article
- Bayesian network meta-analysis of the effects of single-incision laparoscopic surgery, conventional laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy for the treatment of acute appendicitis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in adults and children: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.United European gastroenterology journal · 2017Article
- The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2017Review
- WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2016Review
- Laparoscopic vs mini-incision open appendectomy.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2015Article
- Should appendectomy be performed laparoscopically? Clinical prospective randomized trial.Ulusal cerrahi dergisi · 2015Article
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- Case-based review: conservative management of appendicitis--are we delaying the inevitable?Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2012Review
- Increased use of pre-operative imaging and laparoscopy has no impact on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing appendicectomy.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2011Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of laparoscopic treatment in acute appendicitis still is unclear. Although some evidence in the literature suggests diagnostic benefits from laparoscopy for young women with suspected acute appendicitis, there is scepticism about the utility of this approach for men. This study aimed to compare open and laparoscopic appendectomy performed for men with suspected acute appendicitis.
methodsAll male patients older than 15 years with an American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification of 3 or less, no previous abdominal surgery, and no contraindication for pneumoperitoneum were prospectively randomized to undergo either open appendectomy (OA) or laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). The primary end point was a detected difference in postoperative hospital length of stay, and the secondary end points were detected differences in postoperative analgesia, morbidity, and length of the recovery period.
resultsIn this study, 147 men with suspected acute appendicitis were randomized to either OA (n = 75) or LA (n = 72). It took longer to perform LA (60 min; range, 20-120 min vs. 45 min; range, 20-90 min; p = 0.0027), and LA did not result in any significant difference for the parameters evaluated.
conclusionThe postoperative length of hospital stay did not differ significantly between OA and LA for men. Laparoscopic appendectomy required more time and did not offer any advantages compared with OA.
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