van Brunschot 2013.
Trial name or title | TENSION trial |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | People with infected pancreatic necrosis |
Interventions | Intervention: minimally invasive step‐up approach (endoscopic): initial endoscopic transgastric drainage followed by endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy if necessary Control: minimally invasive step‐up approach (surgical): initial percutaneous drainage followed by video‐assisted surgical necrosectomy or open surgical necrosectomy |
Outcomes | Mortality, major complications, health‐related quality of life, requirement for additional intervention, length of hospital stay, length of intensive therapy unit stay, costs |
Starting date | 2011 |
Contact information | s.vanbrunschot@pancreatitis.nl |
Notes | Recruitment has been completed and currently follow‐up information is being collected |