Length of Small Bowel. How Can Standardise Measurement and Why?

• Conditions: Small/Large Bowel
• Interventions: Procedure: Laparotomy

• Registration Number: NCT02560064
• Lead Sponsor: Inonu University

Brief Summary

Measurement of the small bowel length studied by anatomists, surgeons and radiologists. Results were highly different among these series. Technical and mechanical factors have major effects on measures. Investigators decided to reach a standardization for the measurement of small bowel length.

Detailed Description

Small bowel length will be measure in patients undergoing intraabdominal surgery. This will be establish by two surgeon from Treitz ligament to ileocecal valve two, consecutively. For measurement, a tape will place to antimesenteric, mesenteric border and the midline between these two sides.

Exclusion criteria include patients with inflammatory bowel disease, peritonitis, prior abdominal surgery.

Demographic data, patients clinical details and small bowel length will be recorded.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2015-09
• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2015-09-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-05
• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Candidate for abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• History of intraabdominal surgery
• peritonitis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
laparotomy and small bowel length	Laparotomy	measurement of small bowel length in laparotomies

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of Small Bowel. How Can Standardise Measurement and Why?	postop 1 months