Disposable Energy Sources and Operating Room Time for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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Conditions studied: Benign Uterine Disease

In brief

Over 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year nationwide. Over 99% of these are accomplished laparoscopically in the investigators current surgical practice to allow women a quicker recovery than a traditional large incision. Disposable laparoscopic devices have been developed to assist in the completion of hysterectomies. These disposable energy sources are only used once, but offer an improved safety and energy profile in that they reliably control bleeding with little damage to surrounding tissue and potentially save time. Reusable energy instruments can be sterilized and reused for multiple cases. Operating room time is expensive. The investigators calculate that if 6.7 minutes of time can be saved using the disposable device, Ligasure (Covidien), versus the reusable Robi bipolar and Storz Laparoscopic Shears, the time savings could justify the cost of the device.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02065453

Run by

St. Louis University

People needed

52

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-14

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 21 to 80 years of age
• Scheduled for laparoscopic hysterectomy (prospectively)

You may not qualify if…

• Under 21 years of age
• Known or anticipated malignancy

Where it is running

• Saint Louis University — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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