Radical Cystectomy: Can We Improve Our Surgical Technique With the Ligasure Impact Tissue-Sealing Device?

Vanderbilt University80 enrolled

Overview

Evaluate the utility/safety of an FDA-approved tissue sealing device during radical cystectomy as compared to an FDA-approved stapling device.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Hemostasis

Efficacy of tissue sealing device during hemostasis

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Muscle invasive bladder cancer * Male/Female gender Exclusion Criteria:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Estimated Blood Loss

Time frame: Perioperative

Operating Room Time in Minutes

Time frame: Intraoperative time

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