U.S., June 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07629362) titled 'Quality of Life and Pain After Appendectomy in Children' on May 12.
Brief Summary: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency general surgical conditions worldwide and represents the leading cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children. In some cases, appendectomy may result in persistent or recurrent pain in the right iliac fossa, which may negatively affect quality of life, particularly in children. The primary aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of chronic pain at the third postoperative month in pediatric patients who underwent appendectomy. The age, sex, body mass index, and comorbidities of patients...