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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

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURELiver resectionHepatectomy including both minor and major.
RADIATIONComputed TomographyComputed 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.