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Pulmonary Embolism After Liver Resection

NCT01486511 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2011-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Major surgery is associated with a postoperative hypercoagulable state related to the surgical trauma that may lead to thromboembolic complications. To the investigators knowledge, only two series have reported the risk of PE after liver surgery with an incidence of up to 6.3% The purpose of this study is to identify the independent risk factors associated with the development of PE after elective liver surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Liver resection

Hepatectomy including both minor and major.

RADIATION

Computed Tomography

Computed Tomography +/- pulmonary angiography

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beaujon Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacques Belghiti, MD · Beaujon Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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