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The Effect of Adhesiolysis During Elective Abdominal Surgery on Per- and Postoperative Complication, Quality of Life and Socioeconomic Costs

Completed
Conditions
Tissue Adhesions
Interventions
Procedure: Adhesiolysis
Registration Number
NCT01236625
Lead Sponsor
Radboud University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Official title:

LAPAD - A prospective study on the effect of adhesiolysis during elective laparotomy or laparoscopy on per- and postoperative complication, quality of life and socioeconomic costs

Background:

With improved surgical technology and ageing of the population the number of reoperations in the abdomen dramatically increases. The risk for a repeat laparotomy or laparoscopy is a high as 30% in the first ten years after a laparotomy. In over 95% of reoperations adhesiolysis is required to gain access to the abdominal cavity and operation area. Adhesiolysis significantly increases the risk for inadvertent organ damage, such as enterotomies, leading to higher morbidity, mortality and socioeconomic costs.

Purpose:

To define the impact of adhesiolysis on per- and postoperative complications, quality of life and socioeconomic costs.

Design:

Prospective observational study.

Primary outcomes:

* adhesiolysis time

* inadvertent enterotomy

* seromuscular injury

* miscellaneous organ damage

* Serious adverse events of operation (anastomotic leakage, delayed diagnosed perforation, wound infection, abdominal infection, haemorrhage, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, abscess, fistula, sepsis, death)

Secondary outcomes:

* Hospital stay

* Intensive care admission

* Reinterventions

* In-hospital costs

* Parenteral feeding

* Short term readmissions (30 days)

* Quality of life (Gastro- intestinal tract complaints, Short Form- 36(SF-36), DASI (Duke Activity Score Index(DASI) )

Estimated enrollment: 800 start study: 1 june 2008 Inclusion completion date: 1 june 2010 Estimated study completion date: 1 february 2011

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
752
Inclusion Criteria
  • Planned elective laparotomy or laparoscopy
  • Mentally competent
  • 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
  • Operation cancelled
  • Bad quality of data

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AdhesiolysisAdhesiolysisAll patient undergoing elective laparotomy or laparoscopy requiring adhesiolysis during the procedure.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Inadvertent EnterotomyDay of surgery (one day)

Every unintended and iatrogenic full thickness defect of the bowel.

Seromuscular InjuryDay of surgery (one day)

Every visible damage to the serosa, without leakage or exposure of the bowel lumen.

Miscellaneous Organ DamageDay of surgery (one day)

Unintended iatrogenic damage to intra- peritoneal organs and structures other than bowel. E.g. Spleen, liver, pancreas or ureter.

Serious Adverse Events30 days

Complications marked as SAE: anastomotic leakage, delayed diagnosed perforation, wound infection, abdominal infection, haemorrhage, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, abscess, fistula, sepsis, death

Adhesiolysis TimeDay of surgery (one day)

Time required to dissect adhesive tissue.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital stayFrom surgery to discharge

Number of days from surgery until discharge

Reinterventions30 days after discharge

Emergency reoperation related to a complication of initial surgery within max. 30 days after discharge.

In- hospital CostsFrom surgery to discharge

Direct costs comprising costs from operation, stay on ward and Intesive Care Unit, medication use, diagnostics.

Parenteral FeedingFrom surgery to discharge

Number of days that patient required parenteral feeding.

Short term readmissions30 days after discharge

Readmissions to the hospital related to complication of surgery.

Quality of life6 months post surgery

Quality of life as measured with SF-36, Gastro- intestinal tract complaints and DASI index.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center

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Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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