Generation of a Surgical Field in the Left Lateral Decubitus Position

Completed

• Conditions: Esophageal Cancer; Thoracic Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT04683601
• Lead Sponsor: Shizuoka Cancer Center

Brief Summary

The generation of a good surgical field at the mid-lower mediastinum during thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the left lateral decubitus position is often complicated. The investigators developed a simple and useful technique for surgical field generation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-04
• Primary Completion: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2019-12
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-21
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-24
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophageal resection from April 2015 to December 2019 in our hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients who underwent open thoracotomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completion rate of thoracoscopic esophagectomy	During surgery	The rate of completion of thoracic esophagectomy with our method for the generation of surgical field in mid-lower mediastinum.