Pain Scores and Complications do Not Differ at Three Recovery Position After Liver Biopsy

Last updated: February 12, 2021
Sponsor: Kocaeli University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Pain

Acute Pain

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04750031
KouGasLVBx01
  • Ages 18-80
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Liver biopsy is still used as the gold standard in the diagnosis of many liver diseases. During the observation after liver biopsy, patients are hospitalized on their right side, which is the biopsy side, with the thought that adverse events (complications) such as bleeding or bile leakage will be less. Patients who do not develop complications after 4-6 hours of observation are discharged home. Some of the patients state that the right side-lying position for 4-6 hours is uncomfortable than the biopsy itself, and they prefer to lie on their back. In our study, researchers aim to investigate the rate of complications after biopsy, what recovery position found more acceptable by the patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Cronic hepatitis B İnfection
  2. Chronic hepatitis C İnfection
  3. NASH
  4. DILI
  5. Acute or chronic liver damage caused unknown aetiology

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

1.Refuse to give written informed consent

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Study Start date:
January 01, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
March 01, 2021

Study Description

Liver biopsy is still used as the gold standard in the diagnosis of many liver diseases. The health practice notification (SUT) makes the diagnosis with liver biopsy mandatory for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis (Chronic Hepatitis B Inf. And Chronic Hepatitis C Inf.). In daily gastroenterology practice, clinicians frequently perform a liver biopsy for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NASH), and to a lesser extent, for the diagnosis of Wilson Disease and Hemochromatosis.

During the observation after liver biopsy, patients are hospitalized on their right side, which is the biopsy side, with the argument that there will be less bleeding or bile leakage complications. Patients who do not develop complications after 4-6 hours of observation are discharged to their homes. (1) In this study, researchers aimed to investigate the post-biopsy position of patients who were referred to the clinic for liver biopsy, the rate of complications after biopsy, and to what extent the patients found the procedure acceptable according to their post-biopsy position.

Connect with a study center

  • Kocaeli University Medical Faculty Hospital

    Izmit, Kocaeli 41001
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

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