Monopolar Scissors vs Bipolar Vessel Sealer vs Ultrasonic Shears: A Prospective Randomized Study in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Disease

Treatments: Device: Laparoscopic colectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00517608

24-2005

Details and patient eligibility

About

Monopolar electro surgery scissors (MES), electro thermal bipolar vessel sealer (BVS) and ultrasonically coagulating shears (UCS) are all applied in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. We aimed to compare the different devices with regard to dissection time, blood loss, technical aspects and costs.

• Trial with surgical intervention

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients undergoing laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resection.

Exclusion criteria: < 18 years no informed consent restricted communication abilities (language, mental illness)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)