ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the rate of wound infection by using periumbilicalincision and intraumbilicalincision methods in laparoscopic appendectomy patients.

Study design: Randomized control trial research.

Place and duration of study: This multi-centre study conducted at Department of Surgery, Shahida Islam Medical Complex Lodhran and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi from 1^st January 2017 to 31^st December 2017.

Methods: In this observational study, two hundred and sixty patients of both genders selected for appendectomy were included. Patient’s ages were ranging from 15 to 55 years. All the patients were equally divided into two groups. Patient’s detailed history was examined after taking informed consent from all the patients. Infection score/values were calculated.

Results: Out of all 260 patients,160 (61.54%) patients were men while rest 100 (38.46%) patients were women. 64 (24.62%) patients were ages between 15 to 25 Years, 76 (29.23%) patients had an ages from 26 to 35 Years, 85 (32.69%) patients were ages between 36 to 45 years and 35 (13.46%) patients had ages 46 to 55 years. 5 (3.85%) patients had found surgical wound infection in periumbilical incision group while 2 (1.54%) patients had wound infection whom treated with intraumbilical incision technique.

Conclusion: The patients whom were treated with intraumbilical incision technique had less rate of wound infection as compared to periumbilical incision technique.