Preoperative Evaluation on Perioperative Complications

Completed

• Conditions: Perioperative Complication
• Interventions: Other: Observational

• Registration Number: NCT06203171
• Lead Sponsor: Samsun University

Brief Summary

Failure to properly manage the perioperative period of patients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Preoperative evaluation in patients planned for surgery contributes to reviewing possible perioperative risks, optimizing the patient's functional and physiological status, and reducing the possibility of perioperative complications. Assessments made during the preoperative evaluation process can be used to educate the patient, organize resources for perioperative care, and formulate plans for intraoperative care, postoperative recovery, and perioperative pain management. However, the effect of preoperative evaluation on patient outcomes has not been clearly demonstrated. In this study, the effect of preoperative anesthesia evaluation on perioperative complications was investigated.

Detailed Description

Not managing patients well before, during, and after surgery can lead to more health problems and deaths. In wealthy countries, 3-16% of patients face major issues during this time, and 0.4-0.8% of them might end up permanently disabled or dead. Checking patients before surgery helps identify risks, improves their health and fitness, and lowers the chances of problems during this period.

On another note, even though the right surgeries can save lives and prevent injuries, the growing cost of healthcare is a big issue worldwide. In the United States, the rising cost is a concern for everyone, including insurance companies and drug makers. It's believed that treatments that don't really help could be causing about 30% of these high costs.

No matter the surgery, patient's health, or anesthesia plan, checking patients before surgery is key to safe anesthesia for people of all ages. A thorough check before surgery helps manage patient care during this period, prevents surgery cancellations due to patient issues, and helps keep the surgery schedule efficient and cost-effective.

There's no agreed-upon definition for checking patients before anesthesia in medical literature. This check involves looking at the patient's medical history, interviews, physical exams, and test results. Anesthesiologists might also talk to other healthcare workers for more information or help with anesthesia care during this period. The information gathered can help educate the patient, plan for care during and after surgery, and manage pain.

However, it's not clear how much these pre-surgery checks actually improve patient outcomes. A recent study found that seeing a doctor before surgery didn't reduce, but actually increased, the chances of problems after surgery. This study looks at how well pre-surgery anesthesia checks at our center help prevent problems during this period

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-02
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-12
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-01
• Study Completion: 2024-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Elective surgery
• ASA ≤ 3 patients
• Patients over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency surgeries
• ASA > 3 patients
• Pregnant women
• Age > 80
• Age < 18

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group non-C	Observational	Patients with no perioperative complications
Group C	Observational	Patients with perioperative complications

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perioperative hemodynamic complications	Up to 24 hours	New developments in the perioperative period hemodynamic complications; 1. Hypertension; systolic arterial pressure \>160 mm Hg; 2. Hypotension; mean arterial pressure \< 65 mmHg; 3. Cardiac arrhythmia; 4. Acute Coronary syndrome; ECG changes and/or cardiac enzyme elevation accompanied by chest pain
New developments in the perioperative period respiratuary complications	Up to 24 hours	Respiratory Failure; Oxygen saturation \< 90 or tachypnea (respiratory rate \> 20/min

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time of hospital	2 weeks	Time in hospital after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Samsun University; 🇹🇷 Samsun, Canik, Turkey