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TRACE ll Prospective study: Outcome in patients undergoing postponed elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Completed
Conditions
Surgery patients
Registration Number
NL-OMON24690
Lead Sponsor
MUMC+
Brief Summary

Scientific results will be presented in scientific papers, and submitted for publication in international open access journals

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
2500
Inclusion Criteria

All adult (18 years and older) patients undergoing elective surgery, with an indication for postoperative hospital stay, and meeting at least one of the following criteria:
- indication of postoperative pain therapy with follow up by Acute Pain Service
- =60 years
- =45 years and a revised Cardiac Risk Index (rCRI) > 2
- surgical APGAR score (sAPGAR) <5 (patients not fulfilling this and any other criterion will be excluded after surgery)

Exclusion Criteria

-Patients who do not sign informed consent
-Patients who are not able to complete the questionnaires in the Dutch language
-Pregnancy and caesarean sectio
- Fractures, appendectomy, organ transplant (donor)
- Screening failures: Patients who completed both questions Was uw operatie uitgesteld tijdens de coronacrisis?” and Denkt u dat het inplannen van uw operatie vertraging heeft opgelopen tijdens de coronacrisis?” with No”.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-30-day incidence of major (Clavien-dindo classification lll, lV and V) postoperative complications (including mortality)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-30-day incidence of minor (Clavien-dindo classification l and ll) postoperative complications<br>-length of stay (LOS) (hospital, medium care, intensive care)<br>-one-year mortality<br>-30-day and one-year quality of life<br>
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