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.

Mansoura University80 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Massive Ascites

Interventions

ultrasound guided ascitic fluid drainagePROCEDURE

operative drainage of ascites through small skin incision after induction of anesthesiaPROCEDURE

ultrasoundDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * liver transplant candidates with tense acsites Exclusion Criteria: * severe coagulpathy (INR more than 2 or platlet count less than 50) MELD more than 20

Locations (2)

Mansoura university

Al Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Mansoura university

Al Mansurah, Dkahleya, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

graft survival

Time frame: one year

Secondary Outcomes

patient survival

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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