Impaired Preoperative Nutritional Status as a Risk Factor for Postoperative Clinical Outcome (PreopBIA)

Charite University, Berlin, Germany1 site in 1 country400 target enrollmentMay 2010

ConditionsNutritional Status

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Nutritional Status
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Enrollment: 400
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Phase-angle
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this retrospective observational study is to determine the impact of preoperative nutritional status on postoperative outcome. Elective surgical patients were screened with Bio-Impedance-Analysis, Malnutritional Universal Screening Tool, and other variables for body composition. Outcome parameters were collected by patient chart review.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2010

End Date

July 2012

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Claudia Spies

study director

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Elective surgical intervention
•Patients must be 18 years or older
•ASA-Score I-IV
•bioelectrical impedance analysis to determine the phase angle

Exclusion Criteria

•Emergency surgery
•ASA Score V-VI
•Amputated limbs
•Pacemaker and defibrillators
•Cerebrovascular events
•Tattoos on the electrode locations

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Phase-angle

Time Frame: preoperative

Secondary Outcomes

body weight(preoperative)
body mass index (BMI)(preoperative)
preoperative weight loss(3 month weight loss before operation)
hip/waist ratio(preoperative)
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)(preoperative)
postoperative complications(postoperative)
Length of hospital stay(participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay)