A study to see if colonoscopic decompression [a special tube fitted with camera which will be inserted through the anus ]can help you to reduce the abdominal high pressure
Phase 2
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2007/091/000032
- Lead Sponsor
- DST
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1.All patients in the Surgical ICU who have had an emergency laparotomy
a. for trauma or
b.intra-abdominal sepsis
2.Pancreatitis patients in the Surgical ICU
Exclusion Criteria
•Age < 15years
•Rectal, colonic and perianal surgeries
•Trauma with perianal lacerations
•Proximal diversion ileostomy
•Hard impacted stool at the time of colonoscopy.
•Bladder surgeries
•Patients with abdominal wound dehiscence
•Decompressive laprotomy and primary abdominal closure using mesh
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method