Status:
COMPLETED
Diagnostic Value of Hyperbilirubinaemia as a Predictive Factor for Appendiceal Perforation in Acute Appendicitis
Lead Sponsor:
Ruhr University of Bochum
Conditions:
Perforated Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The values of laboratory examinations which are useful for the diagnoses of appendicitis are white blood cell count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte blood sedimentation rate (ESR). Howe...
Detailed Description
We identified 538 patients with histologically proved acute appendicitis who underwent laparoscopic or conventional appendicectomy between January, 2004 and December, 2007 in a surgical department of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Appendicitis and a preoperative laboratory workup with Leukocytes, C-reactive Protein, Bilirubin and liver transaminases GOT and GPT
Exclusion
- Alcoholism
- A history of viral hepatitis
- Gilbert's disease
- Dubin Johnson syndrome
- BRIC (benign recurrent intra-hepatic cholestasis) and other documented biliary
- Hemolytic or liver diseases associated with hyperbilirubinaemia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
538 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00677417
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
October 16 2012
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