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The BALANCED Anaesthesia Study: A prospective, randomised clinical trial of two levels of anaesthetic depth on patient outcome after major surgery

Completed
Conditions
Complications of anaesthesia
perioperative complications
10043413
Registration Number
NL-OMON43559
Lead Sponsor
Monash University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

*60 years
ASA physical status 3 or 4
Surgery lasting *2 hours
Post-op hospital stay *2 nights
General anaesthesia with or without major regional block
Able to monitor BIS

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to monitor BIS (e.g. cranial or intracranial surgery)
Unable to consent
Surgery with *wake-up* test
Propofol infusion for part or all of maintenance of anaesthesia (*total intravenous anaesthesia*), Previous enrolment in Balanced study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary hypothesis<br /><br>Light general anaesthesia (BIS = 50) is associated with decreased all cause<br /><br>mortality compared with deep general anaesthesia (BIS = 35) one year after<br /><br>major surgery in elderly patients.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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