Early Detection of Anastomotic Leakage by Microdialysis Catheters

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-01

Study Completion Date

2018-07-01

Brief Summary

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Anastomotic leakage of the pancreatojejunostomy is often discovered with considerable delay, causing severe peritonitis, hemorrhage due to erosion of vessels, sepsis, and death. Microdialysis catheters can detect focal inflammation and ischemia, and has a potential for early detection of anastomotic leakage. This observational study will examine if monitoring with microdialysis catheters can detect anastomotic leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy earlier than current standard of care.

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Detailed Description

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple´s procedure) offers the only potential cure for patients with tumor in the head of the pancreas, bile duct or periampullary region. This procedure is associated with high perioperative and postoperative mortality and morbidity. Postoperative pancreatic fistulae (POPF) is the most feared complication, and is often discovered with significant delay resulting in development of organ dysfunction and sepsis. Current standard for clinical detection of POPF is limited and nonspecific.

Microdialysis catheters allow bedside measurements of metabolism such as lactate, pyruvate, glucose and glycerol. The method has a high sensitivity and specificity in detecting complications in several types of abdominal surgery. However, microdialysis used after pancreaticoduodenectomy is not well documented. This observational study examine if monitoring with microdialysis catheters can detect anastomotic leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy earlier than current standard of care.

Conditions

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Pancreatic Cancer Pancreaticoduodenal; Fistula Pancreas; Fistula Pancreatic Fistula

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy patients

All patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy receive a microdialysis catheter before skin closure and will be monitored postoperatively for lactate, pyruvate, glucose and glycerol in the microdialysate at certain timepoints

Pancreaticoduodenectomy microdialysis catheter analyses

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A thin microdialysis catheter is implanted before skin closure after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Analyses of the microdialysate are done at certain timepoints postoperatively. No intervention is done based on the results. The patients are following standard of care.

Interventions

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy microdialysis catheter analyses

A thin microdialysis catheter is implanted before skin closure after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Analyses of the microdialysate are done at certain timepoints postoperatively. No intervention is done based on the results. The patients are following standard of care.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Tumor in the head of the pancreas, the bile duct or the duodenum detected on a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and evaluated by a multidisciplinary team to be resectable with a pancreaticoduodenectomy.
* Written informed consent was obtained before study enrollment.