Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Umbilical port extraction: Patients will undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy and extraction of gall bladder will be done through umbilical port.
Control Intervention1: Epigastric port
Sponsors
Armed Forces Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 16-80 years old patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gall bladder diseases (symptomatic gall stones, GB polyps). Patients in whom informed consent could be obtained
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acute cholecystitis. Empyema gall bladder. Mucocele of GB. Suspected/ proven malignancy of GB. Patients in whom laparascopic cholecystectomy has to be converted in open procedure. Patients who are chronic users of analgesic medicines and steroids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the post operative pain at the port site in both groupsTimepoint: Pain score will be graded bybthe patients with VAS score (0-10) at 6hrs, 12 hrs, 24hrs and 48 hrs following surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess the ease of retrieval of Gall bladder. 2. To assess the time taken for retrieval of gall bladder following dissection from liver bed. 3. To assess the incidence of port site infectionTimepoint: The difficulty in GB retrieval will be graded by the operative surgeon by using VAS score(0- easy retrieval, 10 - very difficult retrieval)To be assessed immediately after the surgery The time taken for the removal of gall bladder following dissection to retrieval in minutes.To be assessed at the time of surgery Port site infection to be graded by South Hampton wound scoring system on day 7, 15 and 06 weeks following surgery. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnshul Vaishist
Armed Forces Medical College
Outcome results
None listed