Acute Pancreatitis and Acute Fluid Collections

University Medical Center, Tuzla63 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if percutaneous drainage of sterile fluid collections recurring after initial aspiration in acute pancreatitis yielded better results than their conservative management.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pancreatitis

Interventions

Catheter drainagePROCEDURE

Conservative treatmentDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis and if pancreatic or/and peripancreatic fluid collections were confirmed by ultrasound and computed tomography examination Exclusion Criteria: * Collections resulting from pancreatic surgery, chronic pancreatitis and encapsulated collections and collections with uncertainty about the relationship between the collections and clinical symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis were excluded.

Locations (1)

University Clinical Center

Tuzla, TK, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Conversion to more aggressive procedure

Time frame: Sep 2007

Secondary Outcomes

Number of patients turning culture positive, length of hospital stay, catheter dwell time, catheter problems and changes per patient

Time frame: Oct 2007

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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