Clinical Trial: Impact Of Timing Of Drainage Of Massive Ascites On Operative And Post-Operative Course In Living-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Impact Of Timing Of Drainage Of Massive Ascites On Operative And Post-Operative Course In Living-Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Tri
Brief Summary: Massive ascites is usually controlled over several weeks pre-operatively in liver transplant recipients with the risk of encephalopathy and peritonitis. We hypothesized that intra-operative drainage of ascites will be safe and avoids the inherent risks of pre-operative drainage.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Mansoura University
Current Primary Outcome: graft survival [ Time Frame: one year ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: patient survival [ Time Frame: one year ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Mansoura University
Dates:
Date Received: August 11, 2016
Date Started: January 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 12, 2016
Last Verified: August 2016