Health Condition 1: null- All adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgeries at Tata Memorial Hospital during a 6 â?? 8 month period and eligible as per the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients in age group 18-80 yr 2. ASA grade I,II, III 3. Open abdominal surgeries- gastrectomy, radical cholecystectomy, Whippleâ??s, exploratory laparotomy, anterior resection, abdominoperineal resection, colectomy, interval cytoreduction, hysterectomy, radical cystectomy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal of consent 2. Paediatric patient ( 18yrs) 3. Laparoscopic surgery 4. Hepatectomy. 5. Patients requiring postoperative ventilation beyond the day of surgery. 6. Patients with cognitive impairment 7. Patients with drug intolerance 8. Illiterate patients those who cannot read Hindi English and Marathi
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To identify the current clinical practice of postoperative analgesia and to compare analgesic efficacy, side effect profilein patients undergoing major abdominal surgery for cancer and provided with any one of the three analgesic regimens. i.e. epidural, IV PCA and around-the-clock IV/oral analgesia.Timepoint: First three postoperative days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| patient satisfaction in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery for cancer and provided with any one of the three analgesic regimens. i.e. epidural, IV PCA and around-the-clock IV/oral analgesia.Timepoint: fourth postoperative day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Aparna Chatterjee
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed