Is one year mortality and morbidity influenced by anaesthesia after major surgery? A Pilot Study
Completed
- Conditions
- The depth of anaesthesia used in major surgery and its impact on postsurgical morbidity and mortalityAnaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000668000
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Timothy Short
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Age 60 and over, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score 3 or 4, major surgery lasting over 2 hours, expected to stay in hospital two or more nights post-operatively, general anaesthesia including with major regional block, anaesthesia duration expected to be over two hours.
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to monitor processed Electroencephalography (EEG)(eg most neurosurgery), not expected to survive one year with or without surgery, unable to consent, eg: dementia, , major psychiatric illness, not expected to be contactable one year later, surgery with wake-up test
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method