Muhammad Tahir Ali, Dileep Kumar, Muhammad Naeem.
Examine the Wound Infection Rate by Using Periumbilical Incision and Intraumbilical Incision Techniques in patients Underwent Laparoscopic Appendectomy.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;14(2):604-6.

Aim: To determine the rate of wound infection by using periumbilical incision and intraumbilical incision 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 31st 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.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com