Comparison of Post-operative Pain at Umbilical Wound After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Transumbilical Versus Infraumbilical Incision

Thammasat University102 enrolled

Overview

This study compare outcomes (i.e. pain, wound infection, and patient satisfaction) between infra-umbilical vs. trans-umbilical incision after Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Infra-umbilical wound have been used for a while with aim at improving cosmoses of the incision. Formerly, standard incision for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was infra-umbilical wound. However, no study directly compare these types of incisions in term of postoperative pain, wound infection, and patient satisfaction.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

102

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative Gallstone

Interventions

transumbilical incisionPROCEDURE

incision within umbilicus

Infra umbilical incisionPROCEDURE

incision about 1 cm below umbilicus

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy * willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * immunocompromised host * on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis * morbid obesity (Body mass index \> 35 kg/m2) * End-stage renal disease with hemodialysis dependent * ascites * uncontrolled coagulopathy

Locations (1)

Thammasat University Hospital

Khlong Luang, Pathumtani, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative pain

visual analog scale (0-10)

Time frame: 7 days postoperatively

Secondary Outcomes

wound infection

yes or no according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria

Time frame: at 1 week and 1 month postoperatively

patient satisfaction

Visual analog scale (0-10)

Time frame: 1 week and 3 months postoperatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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