Effect of early mobilisation on respiratory complications following abdominal surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery; Surgery; Elective upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN28048472
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Dundee (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Elective patients
2 Abdominal surgery
3. Booked in High Dependency Unit (HDU)
4. Ability to give written informed consent prior to study participation
5 Male or female patients over 18 years old
6. Ability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements
7. Ability to mobilise (freely or with walking aid)
8. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 - 3 inclusive

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements (mobility)
2. Unable to give consent
3. Under 18 years of age
4. Patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) prior to HDU
5. Patients with impaired mobility (bed bound or wheel chair bound)
6. ASA grade 4 or above

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified