DIEP Flap Surgery and Intraabdominal Pressure

Aalborg University Hospital13 enrolled

Overview

Aim: The primary aim of this study is to test if closure of the abdominal donor site increases the Intraabdominal Pressure (IAP) in women undergoing secondary Deep Inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction. Materials and method: By an Unometer, attached to a standard catheter in the bladder, we measured the intravesical pressure as a surrogate marker for the IAP, at baseline, immediate after- and 24 hours after abdominal skin closure, for 13 patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Intraabdominal Hypertension Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

DIEP flap surgeryPROCEDURE

Removal off the DIEP flap followed by closure of the rectus sheath and abdominal skin.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Females undergoing secondary DIEP flap breast reconstruction. * Performance status 1-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Performance status above 2. * Untreated hypertension or atrial fibrillation Performance status evalutated using American Society of Anaesthesiologists' (ASA) classification of Physical Health.

Locations (1)

University hospital Aalborg

Aalborg, North Jutland, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes from Baseline in intraabdominal pressure at timepoint immediate after- and 24 hours after abdominal skin closure.

: By an Unometer, attached to a standard catheter in the bladder, we measured the intravesical pressure as a surrogate marker for the IAP, at baseline, immediate after- and 24 hours after abdominal skin closure

Time frame: Baseline, immediate after- and 24 hours after abdominal skin closure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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