Does measuring pre-surgery brain oxygen levels in sick elderly patients coming in for major elective non-cardiac surgery allow us to predict who will have more complications, including death, major organ failure, and post-operative delirium
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- outcomes after major surgeryNeurological - Studies of the normal brain and nervous system
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000873426
- Lead Sponsor
- iverpool Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients, greater than or equal to 60 years old
elective, non-cardiac, surgery
major surgery expected to last for greater than or equal to 2 hours, with expected greater than or equal to 2 days as hospital in-patient
ASA 3 or 4
receiving a general anaesthesia, with or without a regional anaesthesia technique
Exclusion Criteria
Previously enrolled in study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method