A randomised trial to determine whether anaesthetist-performed preoperative transthoracic echocardiography improves the quality of recovery of patients undergoing fractured neck of femur surgery.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postoperative recovery from fractured neck of femur surgery; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000227998
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

scheduled for isolated fractured neck of femur surgery (i.e. no additional surgical operations)
-informed consent from the patient
-able to complete the PQRS testing (requires sufficient English Language and cognitive skills).

Exclusion Criteria

no consent
Documented:
-TTE, stress TTE, cardiac MRI, TOE or documented cardiology consultation within the past 6 months,
-additional surgical procedures to be performed at the same time as the neck of femur,
-if the responsible anaesthetist insists on a TTE prior to surgery.
-Coronary perfusion imaging and coronary or left ventricular angiography do not necessitate exclusion from enrolment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative quality of recovery score (PQRS) 20% greater in the TTE group compared with controls.[3 days after surgery.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mortality[3 months after surgery.]