Assessing Infectious Risk and Visceral Closure in Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)

NCT01102725 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2014-12-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine:

1. What quantity of bacteria is spilled into the abdomen during a colon resection
2. If there is a correlation between the quantity and post-operative infection
3. What intralumenal pressure is generated when testing the colonic anastomosis for air leak

Conditions

  • Colonic Diseases
  • Rectal Diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey M. Marks, MD · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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