Treatment of liver abscess by emergency doctors versus radiologists

Bedside Percutaneous Drainage of Liver Abscess in the Emergency Department by Trained Emergency Physicians versus Radiologist A Non Inferiority Randomized Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/065941

Enrollment

104

Registered

2024-04-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K750- Abscess of liver

Interventions

Intervention1: Emergency physician driven liver abscess drainage: A trained emergency physician performing the percutaneous liver abscess drainage procedure bedside, using point-of-care ultrasound. It

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with a diagnosis of liver abscess in the emergency department with an indication of urgent percutaneous drainage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Organised liver abscess or no urgent indication of emergency percutaneous drainage or thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ED length of stay (in hours)Timepoint: TILL DISCHARGED FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of complications within the next weekTimepoint: Within the next 7 days of the procedure;Incidence of peri-procedure complications: abscess rupture, development of intraabdominal compartment syndrome or peritonitis, evidence of intraabdominal bleeding, continuous bleeding from the puncture site, hemodynamic instability, intractable coughs or hiccups, shortness of breath, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, pericardial effusion, and deathTimepoint: Within 6 hours of the procedure;Patients satisfactionTimepoint: during the emergency department stay;Time duration from the time of diagnosis of the liver abscess to percutaneous drainage timeTimepoint: Time of Diagnosis to Procedure;Total duration of catheter requirement for adequate treatment of liver abscessTimepoint: From insertion of catheter to removal of catheter	—

Measure

Time frame

Incidence of complications within the next weekTimepoint: Within the next 7 days of the procedure;Incidence of peri-procedure complications: abscess rupture, development of intraabdominal compartment syndrome or peritonitis, evidence of intraabdominal bleeding, continuous bleeding from the puncture site, hemodynamic instability, intractable coughs or hiccups, shortness of breath, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, pericardial effusion, and deathTimepoint: Within 6 hours of the procedure;Patients satisfactionTimepoint: during the emergency department stay;Time duration from the time of diagnosis of the liver abscess to percutaneous drainage timeTimepoint: Time of Diagnosis to Procedure;Total duration of catheter requirement for adequate treatment of liver abscessTimepoint: From insertion of catheter to removal of catheter

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNAYER JAMSHED

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES NEW DELHI

jamshednayer@gmail.com9040685958

Outcome results

None listed

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