se of Surgicel in Parotid Surgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sialocele; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000101381
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast University Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 230

Inclusion Criteria

All patients undergoing a parotidectomy

Exclusion Criteria

Other procedures during the parotidectomy (neck dissection) and radical parotidectomies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sialocele formation which will be clinically diagnosed at the one week follow up outpatient appointment and confirmed and quantified on ultrasound[One week post surgery.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Drain output will be measured every 24hrs by direct observation of the drain bag by surgical staff caring for the patient and documented in the medical records.[Every 24 hours until drain removed];Length of hospital stay as determined by days in hospital since operation to discharge[Days in hospital from operation date to discharge date];Facial nerve palsy graded on the House-Brackmann scale from 1 to 5[Measured 2hrs, 24hrs and one week after operation]