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The Efficacy and Security of the Small Stitch Technique in Emergency Surgery

Spain105 participantsStarted 2018-10-01

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the abdominal closure technique in emergency surgery. Half of participants will be perform the classic Large Stitch technique, while the other half will undergo the Small Stitch technique.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Patients over 18 years of age and who provide informed consent to participate in the study.
✓. Patients requiring an urgent midline laparotomy with a minimum size of 8 cm.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Prior midline laparotomy.
✕. Patients with BMI\> 45 kg / m2
✕. Patients with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists)\> IV.
✕. Patient with an advanced terminal illness with an expectation of life \<1 year.
✕. Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm.
✕. Patients with coagulopathy: patient previously diagnosed with von Willebrand disease, hemophilia or Immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
✕. Immunosuppressed patient: HIV patients in the AIDS phase, chronic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive treatment.
✕. Patients with collagen pathology: patient previously diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, homocystinuria and scleroderma.

What they're measuring

Efficacy of the small stitch technique defined by eventration rate

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03765060

SponsorFundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-01

Contact for this trial

Tamayo López María Jesús, PhD

686589986 mtamayolopez@gmail.com

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