Choosing the Technique for First Abdominal Entry in Laparoscopy

NCT03084653 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Rationale-Trocar
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 263
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Several techniques for initial abdominal entry in laparoscopy have been introduced in literature. Various guidelines and recommendations are available on this subject, however, compliance to these are controversial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the rationale and the process of decision making for first entry technique in laparoscopy.

Conditions

Decision-Making

Keywords

Trocar entery; Surgery, Laparoscopic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rationale of choice in decision-making of first abdominal trocar entry method.

  The survey will be performed to participant general surgeons to evaluate rationale of choice in decision-making of first abdominal trocar entry method.

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (1)

Survey

Close-ended survey questions were formed and will be sent to general surgeons by e-mail containing the web address of the survey.

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Close-ended survey will be performed to the participants. The survey consisted of 18 questions (Appendix). The first six questions (#1-6) were related with respondent's demographical and educational data and experiences of surgical and laparoscopic practices. There were five questions to determine preferred technique for first entry (#7-11), three questions for complications (#12-14), and remaining four questions for safety maneuvers (#15-18).

Survey

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Close-ended survey questions were formed and sent to general surgeons by e-mail containing the web address of the survey.

You may qualify if:

• General Surgeons who approve to participate to the study will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Surgical residents will be excluded from the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Umraniye Education and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Umraniye Education and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Ümraniye, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Fatih Basak

  Umraniye Education and Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Medical Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2017
• First Posted: March 21, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 21, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

Locations

TU (1)