Drainage is Not Necessary Procedure After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Due to Severe Acute Cholecystitis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
- Enrollment
- 162
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- frequency of postoperative complication occurrence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the current preferred method of cholecystectomy. The role of routine drainage after LC to decrease postoperative morbidity is still an issue of considerable debate. The goal of this study was to assess to role of drains in LC, performed for acute inflamed gallbladder.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Acute cholecystis
- •Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- •KAROFSKY PERFORMANCE SCALE > 70
- •No history of major operation
Exclusion Criteria
- •NYHA class > 3
- •Open cholecystectomy
- •No- compliance
- •Intraoperative injuries
- •Inadequate hemostasis
Arms & Interventions
1 arm
Patients under LC. Allocated to drain placement . Drainage was removed if the drainage amount was less than 20cc.
Intervention: Surgical drainage (Procedure)
2 arm
Patients under LC. Allocation to sham drain,
Intervention: Surgical drainage (Procedure)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
frequency of postoperative complication occurrence
Time Frame: whinin 1 week and 8 weeks postoperatively
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
