The Effect of Carboxymetyl Starch (Oozfix) on Preventing Postoperative Complication After Gastrectomy

Summary

Although the technique of radical gastrectomy had been advanced, postoperative complication can occur in 13\~25% of patient after radical gastrectomy. Pancreatic fistula and postoperative bleeding was reported as 2\~30% and 1\~2%, respectively. These complications often result fatal clinical course, so localized fibrin agent has been widely used at postoperative surgical bed after radical gastrectomy. Recently, natural origin polysaccharide-based carboxymetyl starch was approved as localized coagulative, no well-designed report was adressed in gastric cancer surgery field. This agent can formate physical barrier after application, thus can prevent microbleeding or pancreatic fistula after gastrectomy. THIS study is single-center, non-inferiority, open-label randomized trial that evaluates the effect of carboxymetyl starch (Oozfix) on preventing postoperative complication after gastrectomy.

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Start

2022-10-26

Primary completion

2024-12-31

Completion

2025-01-31

Publications

• Background Washio M, Yamashita K, Niihara M, Hosoda K, Hiki N. Postoperative pancreatic fistula after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Ann Gastroenterol Surg. 2020 Sep 21;4(6):618-627. doi: 10.1002/ags3.12398. eCollection 2020 Nov.

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