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NCT Number: NCT01400711

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Major Intrabdominal Procedures.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been introduced with aims of attenuating the stress response to surgery and enabling rapid recovery. There is strong evidence of the usefulness of the ERAS programs in patients undergoing colorectal surgery in terms of significantly reduced postoperative complications and shorter length of hospital stay, compared to the patients of traditional treatment. However, few studies exist about the implication of ERAS programs in major upper abdominal surgery patients.

The aim of this study was to compare morbidity, mortality and length of stay in patients undergoing major intrabdominal surgery, including upper and lower gastrointestinal, receiving either conventional postoperative care or an ERAS program.

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Key information

Conditions

Complication of Surgical and Medical Care.

Age range

20 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

St. Andrew General Hospital, Department of Surgery

Pátrai, 26441, Greece

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Elective surgery
  • ASA grade < 4

Exclusion criteria

  • Emergency surgery
  • ASA grade > 3

Treatment and study plan

ERAS perioperative care

Other

Patient's education before surgery, early mobilization and oral feeding after surgery, no opioids analgesics.

Traditional

Other

Nasogastric tube until bowel function, late oral eating, opioid analgesics.

Primary outcomes

  1. Morbidity.

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mortality.

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St. Andrew's General Hospital, Patras, Greece

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Versus Conventional Postoperative Care in Patients Undergoing Major Intra-abdominal Surgery.

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jul 22, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 22, 2011

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