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Comparison of two intravenous fluids - Plasmalyte A and Ringer lactate and their effects on blood parameters in cancer patients undergoing major surgeries on liver and gall bladder.

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY FOR COMPARISON OF PLASMALYTE-A Vs LACTATED RINGERS INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BLOOD LACTATE AND ACID BASE STATUS IN CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING MAJOR HEPATOBILIARY SURGERIES.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/08/006119
Enrollment
60
Registered
2015-08-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Cancer patients aged 18 to 70 undergoing major hepatobiliarysurgeries (whipples surgery, left hepatectomy and radical cholecystectomy).

Interventions

Intervention1: Plasmalyte A: Non lactate containing intravenous fluid through intravenous line from the beginning of surgery, during intraoperative period and till 4 hrs after completion of surgery as

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cancer patients undergoing major hepatobiliary surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to consent. 2. Patients who had undergone previous hepatic surgeries. 3. Chronic alcoholics. 4. Acute or Chronic hepatitis. 5. Elevated liver function tests more than twice than that of normal range. 6. Serum bilirubin >2 mg% 7. Age group less than 18 years and above 65 years. 8. Emergency surgeries. 9. Pregnant patients. 10. Patients likely to suffer massive blood loss and posted for extended hepatic resection. 11. Patients with cholangitis OR in sepsis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The mean blood lactate levels and base deficit at 24 hours post-operatively of the patients undergoing major hepatobiliary surgeries.Timepoint: The mean blood lactate levels and base deficit at 24 hours post-operatively of the patients undergoing major hepatobiliary surgeries.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The mean change in arterial pH, serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium and ionic calcium) at 4 hrs and 24. hrs post-operativelyTimepoint: 24 hours from the start of the surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr JV Divatia

Tata Memorial Hopsital

zade.anupama19@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026