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Filter by:This is a two period cross-over study randomizing patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery into 2 different groups: group 1 in which patients receive "deep neuromuscular blockade" in the beginning portion of their laparoscopic surgery followed by a period of "moderate blockade" and, group 2 in which patients receive "moderate neuromuscular blockade" in the beginning portion of their laparoscopic surgery followed by a period of "deep blockade". The deep neuromuscular block is defined as post tetanic count of 1 to 2 and the moderate neuromuscular block is defined as 1-2 twitches. In all patients, sugammadex is used to reverse the block at the end of surgery in order to obtain optimal extubating conditions.
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and population based studies in acute cholecystitis are in favor for early laparoscopic surgery versus a delayed operation several weeks later. The main problems in these studies are the exclusion criteria used, thus not reflecting the real world setting of acute cholecystitis. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that a delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a real world scenario has no worse outcome in comparison with an early operation (within 72 hours after onset of symptoms).
This study analyse the need for neuromuscular blockade in consecutive routine laparoscopic procedures without standard use of neuromuscular blockade in an ambulatory laparoscopic surgery setting and analyse specific reasons for using neuromuscular blockade in individual patients. Furthermore, the study report the analgesic use in postoperative care unit and the discharge rate.
The Study is designed to compare the effectiveness of Near Infrared Fluorescence Cholangiography (NIFC) to standard white light imaging (WLI) in visualizing and identifying the main biliary and hepatic structures (Cystic Duct, Right Hepatic Duct, Common Hepatic Duct, Common Bile Duct, Cystic-CBD junction, Cystic-Gallbladder junction and any Accessory Ducts) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The aim is to demonstrate that NIFC performs better than standard white light (WLI) alone in visualizing and identifying extra-hepatobiliary structures (Cystic Duct, Right Hepatic Duct, Common Hepatic Duct, Common Bile Duct, Cystic-CBD junction, Cystic-Gallbladder junction, and any Accessory Ducts) before and after dissection during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC).
Acute gallbladder pathology and acute diverticulitis are common conditions met in emergency departments and comprise the bulk of admissions throughout general surgical calls. Both entities need imagistic description to tailor further management, which may be not readily available at the moment of patient's presentation. These delays may lose the window of opportunity for timed, quality decision making and may induce increased length of stay and subsequent increased costs. Ultrasound scanning has become very popular over the last half century and the equipment has become more compact, of a higher quality and less expensive, which has facilitated the growth of point-of-care ultrasonography - POCUS - that is, ultrasound performed and interpreted by the clinician at the bedside. The concept of an 'ultrasound stethoscope' is rapidly moving from theory to reality. There are a number of studies and case reports that are highlighting the advantages of POCUS, but still common grounds need to be sought after. Some countries, like USA and Germany, incorporate basic ultrasound in their resident's curriculum among different specialties. In the author's knowledge and based on the literature, there are a few-second-to-none studies regarding POCUS involving strictly the surgeons. The hypothesis of this study is that, surgeon performed ultrasound can be as accurate as the radiologists' findings for basic diagnostics in the aforementioned pathology, leading to real time decision making in the benefit of the patient. The closing remark is that by learning and doing these procedures the surgeon performing POCUS doesn't undermine his/her radiologist colleague's authority and skill. The big picture is that some basic tasks are transferrable and if used in an appropriate and methodical manner the final common goal - the benefit of the patient - is readily achieved.
The benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis is insufficiently known. The aim of the present double-blind randomized controlled is to compare piperacilin with placebo in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with anamnesis not exceeding 5 days. Altogether 100 patients are intended to be included. Primary endpoint is biliary contamination. Secondary endpoints are postoperative hospital stay, health-related quality of life, pain perception, postoperative markers of inflammatory response, surgical site infections, infectious complications other than surgical site infections, health economy and relationship between symptom anamnesis and bile contamination.
Rationale: Several clinical feasibility studies have shown the potential benefit of near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) for enhanced and earlier biliary anatomy visualization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the aim to reduce the number of vascular and biliary injuries. Although the incidence of injuries is low (0.7%), the impact on patients in terms of morbidity, quality of life and costs are dramatic. The Critical View of Safety (CVS) technique is regarded as the safety valve in conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). It is hypothesized that standard application of near-infrared fluorescence imaging during laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be useful to obtain establishment of CVS (at least 5 minutes) earlier and with more certainty regarding visualization when compared to conventional laparoscopic imaging alone. Study design: A multicenter randomized controlled trial with two study arms. Patients scheduled for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be recruited and randomized at the outpatient clinic (n = 308 total). One group will undergo near-infrared fluorescence cholangiography assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy (NIRF-LC) and the other group will undergo conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). Compared with standard care, patients in the NIRF-LC group have to receive one preoperative intravenous injection of ICG. This is the only additional minimally invasive action for the patient. Initially, patients participating in this study will not benefit from the application of NIRFC during the surgical procedure. The administration of ICG and the modified laparoscope itself are not related with any kind of additional risk for the patient. Despite the encouraging results from several (pre)clinical feasibility studies, wide clinical acceptance of the routine use of ICG fluorescence laparoscopy is still lacking due to the absence of reliable and validated clinical data. A randomized clinical study is desirable to assess the potential added value of the NIRF imaging technique during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Strong evidence in favor of routine implementation of this new imaging technique during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, will probably lead to worldwide routine application of the NIRF technique. Therewith long term sustainability of this research project is guaranteed.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Vitamine C supplements to be helpful to reduce the postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy through the double-blinded randomized controlled trial.
The GlideScope® videolaryngoscope usually visualize glottis better than the conventional laryngoscope. Under the visualization of glottis by GlideScope®, the insertion of endotracheal tube, however, is challenging. The goal of this study was to determine which of two stylet (70° vs 90°) was better, as determined by time to intubation.
Many anesthesiologists use the Remifentanil for reducing a surgical pain and stabilizing a vital sign. However, this drug induce postoperative hyperalgesia. Nowadays, many studies report that low-dose Ketamine prevents the opioid-induces hyperalgesia. Nefopam,which is non-opioid analgesic, has similar mechanism with Ketamine. It will be helpful for postoperative pain control, and reduce the needs of opioid.