Study on incidence of ischemic ECG-findindigs in relation to preoperative fasting in elderly patients under general anesthesia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00027524

Enrollment

250

Registered

2022-01-21

Start date

2022-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I24

Interventions

Group 1: Patients >60years, elective general anesthesia, surgical disciplins: urology, orthopedics, gynecology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, general surgery

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: all patients undergoing elective surgery in surgical disciplines: urology, orthopedics, gynecology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, general surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who cannot answer questions prior to induction of general anesthesia due to dementia, neurological impairment or language barriers. Patients who cannot fulfill the recommended times or have prolonged times of preoperative fasting due to surgical indications. Patients undergoing surgery other than in supine position. Patients who haven't signed the broad consent on research with patient data.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Finding of ischemic signs (negative T-Wave, ST-changes >0,1mV in Lead II) until 30 minutes after induction of general anesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
prevalence and extent of hypotension until 30 minutes after induction of general anesthesia	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Sabottka

UKSH Campus LübeckKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

tobias.sabottka@uksh.de0451-5000

Outcome results

None listed

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