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Laparoscopic Access in General Surgery: the Closed (Veress Needle) Technique Versus the Open (Hasson) Technique

NCT03506555 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2018-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the closed (Veress needle) with the open (Hasson) laparoscopic entry technique in haemodynamically stable patients undergoing either emergency or elective surgical procedures was conducted over a 13-month period. The success rate and complications related to the technique were recorded and analysed.

Conditions

  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Entry Technique

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Laparoscopic peritoneal entry technique: Veress needle versus Hasson

According to randomization, the closed (Veress needle) or the open (Hasson) laparoscopic entry technique was utilized for general surgical operations

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-01
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2016-02-01

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