Comparison Study of Two Different Surgical Clips During Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Prostate Cancer, Hospital, Nephrology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Nephrology / Urology, Oncology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | October 2009 |
| End Date: | October 2012 |
| Contact: | S. Duke Herrell, MD |
| Email: | duke.herrell@vanderbilt.edu |
| Phone: | (615) 343-1317 |
Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Clip Evaluation: Can We Improve Our Surgical Technique, Reduce Costs and Waste With the Aesculap U-clip Versus the Tele-Flex Hemolock Clip?
Intracorporeal suturing and knot tying during robotic prostatectomy and laparoscopic and
robotic renal surgery have historically been considered the most technically challenging and
time consuming aspects of these procedures. With improved operative technique as well as the
use of innovative surgical devices, vascular control during these surgeries is often less
cumbersome as compared with traditional techniques. Current standard methods of hemostasis
include the use of clips, of which the most popular design is the Hemolock, a locking,
nonabsorbable plastic clip, or the use of the very expensive endomechanical stapler.
Unfortunately while they are associated with time savings in the operating room, there is a
great deal of disposable costs associated with these various devices as well as a not
insignificant device malfunction rate reported in the literature. The aim of this
case-controlled study is to evaluate the Aesculap U-clip device compared to our current
technique of vascular control using the Teleflex Hemolock clip device during minimally
invasive genitourinary surgery.
robotic renal surgery have historically been considered the most technically challenging and
time consuming aspects of these procedures. With improved operative technique as well as the
use of innovative surgical devices, vascular control during these surgeries is often less
cumbersome as compared with traditional techniques. Current standard methods of hemostasis
include the use of clips, of which the most popular design is the Hemolock, a locking,
nonabsorbable plastic clip, or the use of the very expensive endomechanical stapler.
Unfortunately while they are associated with time savings in the operating room, there is a
great deal of disposable costs associated with these various devices as well as a not
insignificant device malfunction rate reported in the literature. The aim of this
case-controlled study is to evaluate the Aesculap U-clip device compared to our current
technique of vascular control using the Teleflex Hemolock clip device during minimally
invasive genitourinary surgery.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients ≥ 18 years old with genitourinary malignancy either prostate cancer or
kidney renal masses undergoing minimally invasive genitourinary organ removal will be
included in this small pilot study.
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