Retrospective Acute Care Appendectomy Study

A Retrospective Multicenter Evaluation of Short-Term Outcomes After Acute Care Appendectomy

The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare perioperative data for subjects who have undergone an emergent or urgent robotic-assisted or laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject is 22 years of age or older at time of procedure
• Subject has undergone robotic-assisted or laparoscopic emergent or urgent appendectomy for acute appendicitis between 2018 and 30 days prior to IRB approval

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject with appendiceal neoplasms
• Subject who underwent a single-port appendectomy
• Subject who was pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of the procedure