Comparison of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol vs. current standard hospital care in patients undergoing elective open ventral hernia repair.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K439- Ventral hernia without obstructionor gangrene
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients admitted for elective open ventral hernia repair procedure requiring abdominal wall recon-struction (AWR) in the department of Surgery
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age <18 years.
2. ASA class 3 or 4
3. BMI >40kg/m2 , for non-diabetic patient; and BMI >30kg/m2 and HbA1C >8.0mg/dl, for diabetic patient
4. Minor ventral hernias (epigastric, parastomal and umbilical hernias, defect size <3 cm or repair without mesh placement)
5. Patients with planned bowel resection or stoma reversal
6. Patients with neurological and/or renal dis-orders, cardiac illnesses, bed ridden patients and patients on steroids
7. Patients unable to understand/respond to verbal or written commands
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method