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Comparison of frailty screening instruments in terms of their ability to predict outcomes of colorectal surgery in older adults

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Frailty in older adults undergoing elective colorectal resections
Surgery
Registration Number
ISRCTN63830056
Lead Sponsor
niversitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
172
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 70 and over on the day of the surgery
2. Elective colorectal resection for cancer or benign disease
3. Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients lacking decision-making capacity
2. Patients undergoing emergency surgery, reoperations for surgical complications, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, stoma closure or transit repair, rectopexy or prolapse surgery, trans-anal procedures, proctological operations or local stoma procedures
3. Patients whose surgery was omitted
4. Patients who are unable to understand and speak Dutch

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The severity of in-hospital postoperative complications according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, assessed at discharge
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS), defined as LOS > 75th percentile, assessed at discharge<br>2. Functional decline in basic activities of daily living (bADL), defined as the difference in bADL score compared to the preoperative score at 1 week and at 1, 3, 6 months after surgery<br>3. Functional decline in instrumental activities of daily living (iADL), defined as the difference in iADL score compared to the preoperative score at 1 week (if discharged) and at 1, 3, 6 months after surgery<br>4. Discharge to an increased level of care compared to the preoperative residence, assessed at discharge: levels of care in increasing order are:<br>4.1. Place of residence with same assistance compared to the preoperative situation<br>4.2. Place of residence with increased assistance compared to the preoperative situation<br>4.3. Rehabilitation/Convalescence stay<br>4.4. Nursing home admission
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