Pancreatitis
Conditions
Keywords
Conversion to more aggressive treatment of recurrent fluid collection
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if percutaneous drainage of sterile fluid collections recurring after initial aspiration in acute pancreatitis yielded better results than their conservative management.
Interventions
PROCEDURECatheter drainage
DRUGConservative treatment
Sponsors
University Medical Center, Tuzla
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis and if pancreatic or/and peripancreatic fluid collections were confirmed by ultrasound and computed tomography examination
Exclusion criteria
* Collections resulting from pancreatic surgery, chronic pancreatitis and encapsulated collections and collections with uncertainty about the relationship between the collections and clinical symptoms and signs of acute pancreatitis were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conversion to more aggressive procedure | Sep 2007 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients turning culture positive, length of hospital stay, catheter dwell time, catheter problems and changes per patient | Oct 2007 |
Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Outcome results
None listed