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Global observational study that will allow data collection on the quality of gall bladder surgeries using measures covering infrastructure, care processes and outcomes.

Global Evaluation of Cholecystectomy Knowledge and Outcomes - (GEKCO)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/061743
Enrollment
15000
Registered
2024-01-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K829- Disease of gallbladder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Age All adult patients (greater than or including 18 years of age). -Procedure: Primary cholecystectomy, where this is the main procedure planned. -Approach: Open, laparoscopic (standard and single-port), and robotic. Gasless laparoscopic and robotic approaches are inluded. Laparoscopic and robot converted cases are also eligible. -Urgency: Elective, delayed and emergency procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Procedure: Patients having a cholecystectomy as a part of another surgical procedure; for example, Whipple’s procedure, bariatric, anti-reflux, or transplant operations, should be excluded. -Indication: Patients with Mirizzi syndrome should be excluded. -Return to theatre: Each patient should only be entered into the study once. Any patient returning to theatre and requiring a cholecystectomy for whatever indication, should not be included. -Known gallbladder malignancy: when the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer is established pre- operatively, the patient should be excluded. However, if gallbladder cancer is found unexpectedly during or after cholecystectomy (i.e. on histology), the patient should be included

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint of this study is the compliance to pre-, intra-, and post-operative audit standardsTimepoint: 36 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-Rates of achieving a critical view of safety. -Rates of different bailout procedures initiated when safe cholecystectomy is compromised. -30day and one-year -Unsuspected gallbladder cancer rates and their 30-day and one-year outcome rates -A description of the global variation in the availability of cholecystectomy services, training and sustainable practice. Timepoint: 36 months

Countries

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam

Contacts

Public ContactMahesh goel

Tata Memorial Hospital

drmaheshgoel@gmail.com9820504492

Outcome results

None listed

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