IMAGE-GUIDED LIVER CANCER THERMAL ABLATION
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
345186
Contact name
Umberto Pisano
Contact email
Research summary
IMAGE-GUIDED LIVER CANCER THERMAL ABLATION
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
24/WS/0107
Date of REC Opinion
23 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
As detailed in section 11, the clinical database is expected to serve more than purpose (research, audit, quality improvement).
The collected variables include: CHI number, sex, underlying diagnosis, comorbidities, ECOG status, lesions size, number of lesions ablated, responsible consultant, operator, anaesthetic consultant, generator used, power (Watts), length of ablation cycles and number of ablation cycles. Date of discharge, emergency re-admission (Y/N), date of death, date of confirmed recurrence, intra-hepatic and extra-hepatic progression.
Clinical information would be stored on an NHS GGC approved encrypted format (Excel Spreadsheet on OneDrive) with no access granted outside NHS GGC.
Research programme
As laid out in section 7.
Research database title
IMAGE-GUIDED LIVER CANCER THERMAL ABLATION
Establishment organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Establishment organisation address
Gartnavel General Hospital
1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow,
G12 0YN