Indocyanine Green Test in Bariatric Surgery

University of Foggia30 enrolled

Overview

Indocyanine green (ICG) can be injected into the human bloodstream and it allows us to show stomach vascularity in real time

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity, Morbid Surgery Leak, Anastomotic

Interventions

Indocyanine green solutionDRUG

Adequate perfusion was defined as "the direct and clear visualization of the fluorescence along the gastric tube, relative to the excised specimen, after an estimated time of 150-180 s after i.v. administration injection

Gastric bypassDEVICE

Roux and Y Gastric bypass

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI\>40kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Non obese patients

Locations (1)

University of Foggia

Foggia, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Positive Intraoperative Indocyanine green test

Intraoperative indocyanine green test was performed

Time frame: During surgery (within 150-180 minutes)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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