Status:

UNKNOWN

The Efficacy and Security of the Small Stitch Technique in Emergency Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla

Conditions:

Abdominal Wall Defect

Abdominal Wall Hernia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the abdominal closure technique in emergency surgery. Half of participants will be perform the classic Large Stitch technique, while the other half will undergo the Small Stitch t...

Detailed Description

The closure of laparotomy is one of the most important challenges facing the surgeon. The classic technique of wall closure is the Large Stitch technique that uses monofilament double-strand sutures ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over 18 years of age and who provide informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Patients requiring an urgent midline laparotomy with a minimum size of 8 cm.

Exclusion

  • Prior midline laparotomy.
  • Patients with BMI\> 45 kg / m2
  • Patients with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists)\> IV.
  • Patient with an advanced terminal illness with an expectation of life \<1 year.
  • Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm.
  • Patients with coagulopathy: patient previously diagnosed with von Willebrand disease, hemophilia or Immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
  • Immunosuppressed patient: HIV patients in the AIDS phase, chronic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive treatment.
  • Patients with collagen pathology: patient previously diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, homocystinuria and scleroderma.
  • Chemotherapeutic treatment 2 weeks before surgery.
  • Radiotherapy treatment 6 weeks before surgery.
  • Diffuse peritonitis with hemodynamic instability, defined by non-response to fluids prior to surgery or during the surgical process.
  • Pregnant or potentially fertile women, breastfeeding, or intention to become pregnant, or those who do not wish to use effective contraception (hormonal contraceptives (implantation, patches, oral), and double barrier methods (any double combination of: IUD (intrauterine device), male or female prophylactics with spermicidal gel, diaphragm, contraceptive sponge, cervical cap).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03765060

Start Date

October 1 2018

End Date

December 1 2021

Last Update

January 13 2021

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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio

Seville, Spain, 41013