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Study on Clinical Outcome of Vascular Inflow Occlusion in Open Liver Resection

NCT00730743 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2015-02-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to evaluate whether applying inflow vascular occlusion in modern liver resection is associated with better clinical outcome.

Eligible patients are randomly assigned to the two surgical techniques: with or without the application of inflow vascular occlusion.

Patients outcome including liver function recovery, operative time and blood loss are compared.

Conditions

  • Hepatectomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Intermittent Pringle maneuver

Pringle maneuver is performed by isolation of the hepatoduodenal ligament which is then encircled and occluded with atraumatic vascular clamp. The clamp is applied for 15 minutes followed by unclamping for 5 minutes and repeated till end of liver transection. Limits of clamp cycle: 3 cycles for cirrhotic liver; 4 cycles for non-cirrhotic liver.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kit-fai Lee, MBBS · Departement of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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