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To compare the results of gall bladder retrieval from two different ports in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Recruiting
Conditions
Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis,
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/02/017615
Lead Sponsor
Armed Forces Medical College
Brief Summary

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is one of the most common procedures performed by general surgeons. However, there have been no studies in our setting to evaluate the umbilical vs epigastric port site gall bladder extraction and its relation to post-operative pain as well as other complications related to port site. Despite a lot of literature available on laparoscopic cholecystectomy, still it is not clear which port site is best to extract gall bladder. This current study aims to explore a better port for gallbladder retrieval in    laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of pain outcome, time taken for delivery of gall bladder out of abdomen and ease of extraction by randomized controlled trial study to be conducted at our tertiary care teaching hospital.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

16-80 years old patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign GB diseases (symptomatic gallstones, GB polyps) Patients in whom informed consent could be obtained.

Exclusion Criteria

Acute cholecystitis Empyema GB Mucocele of GB, Suspected/proven malignancy of GB Patients in whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy has to be converted in open procedure Patients who are chronic users of analgesic medicines and steroids.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the post operative pain at the port site in both groupsPain score will be graded by the patient with VAS score (0-10) at 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours following surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the ease of retrieval of gall bladderThe difficulty in GB retrieval will be graded by the operative surgeon by using VAS score (0- easy retrieval, 10- very difficult retrieval)
To assess the time taken for retrieval of gall bladder following dissection from liver bedThe time taken for removal of the gall bladder following dissection to retrieval in minutes
To assess the incidence of port site infectionPort site infection to be graded by South Hampton wound scoring system on day 7, 14 and 06 weeks following surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Command Hosp, Southern Command

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Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Command Hosp, Southern Command
🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dronacharya Routh
Principal investigator
9464667808
drona_routh@yahoo.co.in

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