Rectal washout in rectal cancer surgery: A survey of Swedish practice

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015220

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-22

Start date

2016-10-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

This study aimed to describe current Swedish practice of rectal washout.

Interventions

Group 1: Questionnaires were sent to Swedish surgical departments performing rectal cancer surgery.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Swedish surgical departments performing rectal cancer surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Surgical departments not performing rectal cancer surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To survey the current practice of rectal washout regarding types of fluids, minimum volumes, technical aspects and indications in Swedish rectal cancer surgery, questionnaires were sent in October 2016 to Swedish surgical departments performing rectal cancer surgery.	—

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactRebecca Svensson Neufert

Department of Surgery, Helsingborg Hospital, Lund University, Helsingborg, Sweden

Rebecca.SvenssonNeufert@skane.se+464261000

Outcome results

None listed

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