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A quality improvement initiative to enhance fast recovery after scheduled cesarean section in a referral hospital

Implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for elective caesarean deliveries in a tertiary care center: A quality improvement initiative

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/05/042844
Enrollment
450
Registered
2022-05-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 1- Obstetrics

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational Intervention: The ERAS – 10 protocol will be implemented in this phase over a period of 6 months. At the end of every month, the team would conduct a series of plan-do- stud

Sponsors

JIPMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women aged between 18-45 years with a singleton pregnancy at term and scheduled for elective caesarean section under regional analgesia at JIPMER

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregestational / gestational diabetes on insulin 2. Pre-eclampsia with severe features 3. Suspected sepsis in the antepartum period 4. Maternal heart disease which comes under modified WHO class III/IV 5. Major degree placenta praevia/placenta accreta spectrum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To implement ten key components of ERAS among pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean section at term and to target achieving 80% Day 2 (D2) discharge from the hospital, compared to the baseline rate of 10% over a period of one year.Timepoint: 48 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the impact of the implementation of ERAS among pregnant women undergoing elective caesarean section at term in JIPMER on the following outcomes before and after implementation of ERAS: 1. Initiation of early breastfeeding 2. Usage of opioid-sparing analgesia in the immediate postoperative period 3. Composite adverse maternal outcome (SSI, UTI, nausea/vomiting, paralytic ileus) 4. Length of hospital stay 5. Readmission rate within four weeks after discharge from the hospital Timepoint: 48 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aswini Kuberan

JIPMER

sasirekha0226@gmail.com9786111445

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026