Status:
COMPLETED
Randomized Trial of Early Versus Standard Drainage Removal After Pancreatic Resections
Lead Sponsor:
Universita di Verona
Conditions:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Distal Pancreatectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Despite a substantial decrease in postoperative mortality, morbidity after pancreatic resections is still high, even at high-volume centers. It has been recently suggested that early removal of postop...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergone either pancreaticoduodenectomy (reconstruction by pancreaticojejunostomy) or distal pancreatectomy with an amylase value in drains on postoperative day 1 less than 5000 IU/L
Exclusion
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy reconstructed with pancreaticogastrostomy
- Clinical suspect of postoperative haemorrhage within 72hours after the operation
- Clinical suspect of biliary fistula
- Fluid collection greater than 3cm at an ultrasound carried out on postoperative day 3
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
114 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00931554
Start Date
March 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
July 2 2009
Active Locations (1)
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General Surgery B, Policlinico G.B. Rossi
Verona, Italy, 37134