What is the current standard of post-operative care for patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery?
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- Conditions
- rgent or emergency abdominal surgery (EmLap) on the gastrointestinal tract postoperative careDigestive System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13227718
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Leeds
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 750
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged > = 18 years old
2. Undergoing expedited, urgent or emergency abdominal surgery (EmLap) on the gastrointestinal tract
3. Be able to provide written informed consent
4. Able and willing to comply with the terms of the protocol
5. Able to read and write English
Exclusion Criteria
1. Undergoing EmLap for trauma, gynaecological conditions or complications of elective surgery
2. Enrolled into an interventional emergency surgery trial e.g. LaCeS2 (the interventional trial should be prioritised)
3. Pre-existing cognitive impairment affecting the patient’s capacity to consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Intra-operative complications, defined as any adverse event encountered during the operation, measured using data collected from medical records at one time point<br>2. Post-operative complications, defined as any post-operative complication occurring within 30 days post-operatively, measured using data collected from medical records at one time point. These will be defined in keeping with the Clavien-Dindo classification.<br>3. Readmission rate, defined as any readmission to hospital within 30 days post-operatively, measured using data collected from medical records at one time point<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life measured using the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index, EQ-5D-5L and the Quality of Recovery-15 score at baseline, 7, 30 and 90 days post-operatively