Is a routine upper GI contrast study required for every patient after an oesophageal anastomosis?
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Esophageal Cancer and gastric cancerHealth Condition 2: K318- Other specified diseases of stomach and duodenum
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/02/006654
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
All patients undergoing oesophageal anastomosis(hand sewn or stapled, McKeownâ??s Esophagectomy, Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy, Total Gastrectomy, colon bypass procedures or stomach pull through for corrosive strictures, Patients undergoing an oesophageal anastomosis and other surgeries concurrently(Ex: Cholecystectomy, Splenectomy etc
Exclusion Criteria
Patients refusing to participate in the study, pregnant ladies.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the delay in starting oral feeds between two groups. <br/ ><br>To compare readmission rates / re-surgery rates between <br/ ><br>both groups. <br/ ><br>To compare duration of post-operative hospital stay between the groups.Timepoint: Outcomes will be assessed till 30th post operative day. <br/ ><br>To compare readmission rates / re-surgery rates between <br/ ><br>both groups. <br/ ><br>To compare duration of post-operative hospital stay between the groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the overall morbidity and 30 day mortality in the <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>two groups.Timepoint: To evaluate the overall morbidity and 30 day mortality in the <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>two groups.