Appendicectomy under local anaesthesia

• Published in: The European journal of surgery Vol. 165; no. 11; pp. 1091 - 1092
• Main Authors: Sharma, Lal B., Agarwal, Mudit, Chaudhary, Lalit, Shukla, Vijay K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Taylor & Francis, Ltd 01.11.1999; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Abdominal surgery. Urology. Gynecology. Obstetrics; Adolescent; Adult; Anesthesia; Anesthesia depending on type of surgery; Anesthesia, Local; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Appendectomy; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Tropical medicine; Human; Appendectomy; Vermiform appendix; Appendicitis; Indication; Surgery; Treatment efficiency; Local anesthesia; Anesthesia; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease
• ISSN: 1102-4151; 1741-9271
• DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007955

Objective: To analyse our results of appendicetomy under local anaesthesia. Design: Prospective study. Setting: University hospital, India Subjects: 165 patients who presented with appendicitis between January 1996 and December 1997. Intervention and main outcome measures: Appendicectomy after infiltration of local anaesthetic. No patient required general or spinal anaesthesia. Result: Five patients (3%) developed postoperative wound infections. Mean operating time was 20 minutes (range 15–30) and median hospital stay 2 days (range 1–3) Conclusion: Appendicectomy under local anaesthesia is quick, cost‐effective and carries little morbidity. It can be safely used for all age groups. Copyright © 1999 Taylor and Francis Ltd.