Assessment of bleeding reduction technique in laparoscopic myomectomy (keyhole surgery to remove fibroids)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- aparoscopic myomectomy with temporary occlusion of the uterine arteries and utero-ovarian ligamentsSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN89994856
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
- Brief Summary
2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38528094/ (added 09/04/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with uterine fibroids requiring surgical treatment via laparoscopy and with a desire to preserve the uterus.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria.
2. Women with symptomatic fibroids who are not candidates for laparoscopic surgery and/or have no desire to preserve the uterus.
3. Patients for whom technical placement of clips during the intervention is not possible.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood loss (by assessing pre- and postoperative hemoglobin in g/dL and intraoperative blood aspirate in milliliters) measured using the amount of aspirated fluid at the end of the procedure minus the amount of fluid used for irrigation in ml.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured using patient records unless noted:<br>1. Surgical time (minutes)<br>2. Need for transfusion (yes/no)<br>3. Length of hospital stay (days)<br>4. Preoperative hemoglobin (g/dl) was obtained within 24 hours before surgery, and postoperative hemoglobin was collected on postoperative day 1 <br>5. Surgical complications were documented