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Laparoscopic Kasai Has Similar Anesthetic Outcomes to Open Kasai

Completed
Conditions
Biliary Atresia
Interventions
Procedure: laparoscopic
Registration Number
NCT06163417
Lead Sponsor
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Brief Summary

Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare biliary tree disease with a high incidence in eastern Asia. Kasai operation is a standard treatment for BA, and studies have shown that timely Kasai operation is crucial for better outcomes. The Kasai operation can be performed as either an open or laparoscopic technique. This study aimed to compare the differences in anesthetic management between the two surgical groups. Herein, we compared the outcomes of infants with BA who underwent the open and laparoscopic Kasai surgery.

Detailed Description

Biliary atresia is (BA) a rare biliary tree disease. This disease, which is usually found in infancy is characterized by biliary inflammation and obliteration. The incidence variate from 1 in 5000 to 20000. However, high prevalence rate up to 1 in 5-10,000 was comparatively noted in eastern Asia, especially in Japan and Taiwan. Biliary atresia can be treated by "Kasai operation" ( Kasai portoenterotomy) or liver transplantation. In the previous study, 60% of biliary atresia patients after receiving Kasai portoenterostomy could have better liver prognosis.The timing of Kasai operation is also crucial, increased age of surgery had negative influence in the long-term follow up.

Traditionally, Kasai portoenterostomy was performed by open surgery. As the progression and popularity of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic Kasai was first introduced in 2002 and then performed in many countries. However, the advantage of laparoscopic Kasai seems still controversial due to many indicative outcomes as early jaundice clearance, native liver survival (NLS) and liver transplantation rate within 1 year after the Kasai operation even adhesions prevention seems no better maybe worse in laparoscopic group.But in our hospital, no statistically significant differences were observed for hospital stay and outcomes (including early jaundice clearance rate, episodes of cholangitis, and 2-year native liver survival rate) between the open and the laparoscopic Kasai operations.Even the better operation view was noted in laparoscopic group but operation time seems almost all prolonged in laparoscopic one compared to open one, that makes excessive fluid infusion and hypothermia easily found in laparoscopic group . However, no hypothermia and laryngeal edema were noted in our hospital compare to previous study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria
  • children who had undergone Kasai portoenterostomy between January 2011 and December 2021
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Exclusion Criteria
  • severe congenital heart disease requiring surgical treatment,
  • reoperation,
  • a diagnosis of non-biliary atresia,
  • incomplete medical records.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
L grouplaparoscopiclaparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
fluid intake_2through study completion, an average of 1 year

transfusion volume during the operation (ml)

fluid intake_1through study completion, an average of 1 year

intravenous fluid infusion during the operation ( ml)

output_1through study completion, an average of 1 year

urine output

output_2through study completion, an average of 1 year

blood loss (ml)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
respiratory outcomes_3through study completion, an average of 1 year

peak airway pressure

total days of hospitalizationthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

total hospital days

surgery-related outcomes_2through study completion, an average of 1 year

native liver survival time ( duration before liver transplantation)

surgery duration of the surgerythrough study completion, an average of 1 year

total surgery time

respiratory outcomes_1through study completion, an average of 1 year

extubation time ( duration between extubation and end of the surgery)

respiratory outcomes_2through study completion, an average of 1 year

EtCO2

total days of admission to ICUthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

total ICU days

surgery-related outcomes_3through study completion, an average of 1 year

cholangitis ( cholangitis needes antibiotics treatment)

surgery-related outcomes_1through study completion, an average of 1 year

postoperative day 1 liver function ( GOT, GPT,bilirubin in the postoperative day 1)

surgery-related outcomes_4through study completion, an average of 1 year

6-month bilirubin clearance rate ( bilirubin below standard rate at 6-month)

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