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Improving Recovery After Emergency Surgery: Comparing Two Ways of Patient Care

Efficacy of ERAS protocol vs Conventional care in improving outcomes in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091230
Enrollment
62
Registered
2025-07-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K566- Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction Health Condition 2: K565- Intestinal adhesions [bands] withobstruction (postinfection) Health Condition 3: K561- Intussusception Health Condition 4: K562- Volvulus Health Condition 5: K631- Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic) Health Condition 6: K251- Acute gastric ulcer with perforation Health Condition 7: K255- Chronic or unspecified gastric ulcer with perforation Health Condition 8: K261- Acute duodenal ulcer with perf

Interventions

Intervention1: ERAS Protocol: Patients in this group will receive perioperative care according to ERAS guidelines as follows Pre-operatively: Brief Counselling and Written Consent Rapid identificat

Sponsors

Dr Twvisham Srivastava
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Adult patients aged 18 years and older 2) Patients planned for emergency laparotomy (high-risk emergency general surgical procedures) 3) Patients in whom a diagnosis has been established before surgery, and laparotomy isn t done for diagnostic purposes 4) Patients who provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients requiring emergent intervention for complications after having undergone an elective procedure in the last 3 months 2) Patients presenting with acute trauma, as aggressive volume resuscitation is a prerequisite in both the pre- and post-operative period 3) Patients with established vital organ failure (Multiple/ Single Organ Dysfunction) 4) Pregnant females will be excluded due to potential risks to maternal and fetal health and limitations in imaging modalities 5) Patients who underwent administration of immunosuppressive agents in the past month 6) Patients with cognitive impairment or inability to provide informed consent 7) Patients who require post-operative ventilatory support or have any organ dysfunction will be excluded 8) Hollow viscus perforation (gastric/duodenal perforation) patients with perforation size more than 10 mm are excluded, as early nutrition is not feasible in these patients 9) Patients who need re-exploration after index surgery will be excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Early physiological recovery of the patient post operatively leading to shorter hospital stayTimepoint: Primary outcome by design will be assessed at the time of discharge of patient from the facility on post operative days 3, 5 and 7 from day of surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ascertaining the incidence of failure of ERAS protocol and correlating the incidence with P-POSSUM risk stratification score.Timepoint: Patients will be followed up on a daily basis in the postoperative period and 1 week and 1 month after discharge;Comparison of the rate of post-operative complications (SSI, post operative ileus, post operative pulmonary compromise) between the two groups and quantify post operative inflammatory stress using blood markers (CRP, Albumin drop, CAR ratio)Timepoint: Patients will be followed up on a daily basis in the postoperative period and 1 week and 1 month after discharge

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ravi Gupta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur

ravikgmc2004@gmail.com9453302264

Outcome results

None listed

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