NCT01625247

Drainage is Not Necessary Procedure After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Due to Severe Acute Cholecystitis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 162 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Yonsei University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the current preferred method of cholecystectomy. The role of routine drainage after LC to decrease postoperative morbidity is still an issue of considerable debate. The goal of this study was to assess to role of drains in LC, performed for acute inflamed gallbladder.

Conditions

• Acute Cholecystitis
• Empyema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Surgical drainage	Postoperative abdominal drainage were connected to a 200-mL closed suction reservoir. The drainage was removed if there are drainage amount less than 20 mL and color was serous color.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2012-06-21
• Last updated: 2012-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea