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UnknownNCT01486511
Pulmonary Embolism After Liver Resection
Pulmonary Embolism After Liver Resection: A Prospective Analysis of Risk Factors
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 500 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Beaujon Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Liver resection | Hepatectomy including both minor and major. |
| RADIATION | Computed Tomography | Computed Tomography +/- pulmonary angiography |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-01-01
- Completion
- 2012-01-01
- First posted
- 2011-12-06
- Last updated
- 2011-12-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: France
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01486511. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.