The Effect of Carboxymetyl Starch (Oozfix) on Preventing Postoperative Complication After Gastrectomy

Overview

Although the technique of radical gastrectomy had been advanced, postoperative complication can occur in 13\~25% of patient after radical gastrectomy. Pancreatic fistula and postoperative bleeding was reported as 2\~30% and 1\~2%, respectively. These complications often result fatal clinical course, so localized fibrin agent has been widely used at postoperative surgical bed after radical gastrectomy. Recently, natural origin polysaccharide-based carboxymetyl starch was approved as localized coagulative, no well-designed report was adressed in gastric cancer surgery field. This agent can formate physical barrier after application, thus can prevent microbleeding or pancreatic fistula after gastrectomy. THIS study is single-center, non-inferiority, open-label randomized trial that evaluates the effect of carboxymetyl starch (Oozfix) on preventing postoperative complication after gastrectomy.

Although the technique of radical gastrectomy had been advanced, postoperative complication can occur in 13\~25% of patient after radical gastrectomy. Pancreatic fistula and postoperative bleeding was reported as 2\~30% and 1\~2%, respectively. These complications often result fatal clinical course, so localized fibrin agent has been widely used at postoperative surgical bed after radical gastrectomy. Recently, natural origin polysaccharide-based carboxymetyl starch was approved as localized coagulative, no well-designed report was adressed in gastric cancer surgery field. This agent can formate physical barrier after application, thus can prevent microbleeding or pancreatic fistula after gastrectomy. THIS study is single-center, non-inferiority, open-label randomized trial that evaluates the effect of carboxymetyl starch (Oozfix) on preventing postoperative complication after gastrectomy.