Feasible, safety and utility of Endoscopic ultrasound-guided PPG measurement (EUS-PPGM) in patients undergoing liver resection and major intra-abdominal surgeries.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- portal hypertensioncancerCirrhosisLiverOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonCancer - Liver
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000843752
- Lead Sponsor
- Waikato District Health Board - Waikato Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
· Patients with cancer in the liver (with or without cirrhosis) who are recommended for liver resection or liver transplant
· Patients with cirrhosis who are recommended to undergo abdominal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria
· International Normalised Ratio (INR) > 1.6 (as part of the standard of care)
· Significant ascites
· Child-Pugh C severity of cirrhosis
· Presence of large gastric varices or periportal collateral vessels that prevent EUS approach to the hepatic and/or portal vasculature
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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