ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the outcome, in terms of wound infection and length of hospital stay, with and without drain placement in patients with complicated appendicitis
Study design: Randomised controlled trial
Place and Duration of study: Department of General Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, from August 2015 to February 2016
Methodology: A total of 60 patients with complicated appendicitis were included in this study. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups and had placement of drain or no drain. Final outcome was measured in terms of wound infection and hospital stay at the end of 5[th] postoperative day. Chi square test was used for analysis
Results: There were 42 [70%] male and 18 [30%] female patients. The mean age of the study subjects was 25.63 +/- 4.13 year. Rate of wound infection and hospital stay [>4] were significantly high in patients where intraoperative drain placement was done [p=0.008 and p=0.005 respectively
Conclusions: Routine placement of the drain after complicated appendicitis is not indicated. Drain placement was associated with increased morbidity