Overview

Surgical Site Infection in Perforated Appendicitis After Peritoneal Lavage With Super-oxidised Solution

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This study is to evaluate the effectiveness of peritoneal lavage with super-oxidised solution in reducing surgical site infection after open surgery for perforated appendicitis.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Malaysia
Collaborator:
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients between the age 13 and 70 years

2. Diagnosed with perforated appendicitis intra-operatively

3. Undergo open appendicectomy via Lanz incision

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Surgical technique: Laparoscopic appendicectomy or mid-line laparotomy

2. Patients on steroid treatment and immunosuppressant therapy.