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Proposal of a Score to Detect the Need for Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Admission After Bariatric Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Bariatric Surgery Procedures
Registration Number
NCT02976649
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to propose a multi-dimensional score to predict those patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will be in need for postoperative ICU admission.

Detailed Description

A multi-dimensional score of 7 risk factors was proposed which may help in identifying morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will need admission to a critical care unit postoperatively for follow up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
111
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients who have been operated upon for either laparoscopic gastric sleeve or laparoscopic gastric bypass during the period from January to June 2016.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients were excluded in case of postoperative surgical complications, conversion to open surgery or in case of redo.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Creation of a multi-dimensional score for the need of post-bariatric surgery ICU admissionThrough study completion, an average of six months.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

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Cairo, Egypt

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