Drainless robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy-randomized controlled trial (RESPECT).

Journal: Trials
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this randomized trial is to evaluate the early removal of postoperative drains after robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIE). Evidence is lacking about feasibility, associated pain, recovery, and morbidity.

Authors

  • B Müssle
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • J Kirchberg
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • N Buck
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • O Radulova-Mauersberger
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • D Stange
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • T Richter
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • B Müller-Stich
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • R Klotz
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • J Larmann
    Department of Anaesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • S Korn
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav CarusTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • A Klimova
    National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany.
  • X Grählert
    Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • E Trips
    Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • J Weitz
    Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
  • T Welsch
    National Center for Tumour Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany. t.welsch@uke.de.