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Patients after liver transplantation: identification of nursing needs for early rehabilitative support in the intensive care unit and intermediate care unit

Patients after liver transplantation: identification of nursing needs for early rehabilitative support in the intensive care unit and intermediate care unit

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00032804
Enrollment
52
Registered
2023-10-27
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

identification of nursing needs for early rehabilitative support in the intensive care unit and intermediate care unit

Interventions

Group 1: At the beginning of the study, a retrospective document analysis of patients after liver transplantation in the intensive care and intermediate care unit from the year 2022 will be performed.

Sponsors

Chirurgische Klinik und Klinik für Anästhesiologie am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Retrospective document analysis • At least 18 years old • Liver transplant in 2022 • Postoperative hospitalized in the intensive care or intermediate care unit of the Surgical Clinic and Clinic for Anesthesiology at Heidelberg University Hospital Qualitative group interview • At least 18 years old • Healthcare professionals in intensive care or intermediate care unit who are involved in the treatment and therapy of patients after liver transplantation • Expert with at least three to five years of professional experience in caring for patients after LTX • Works within the interdisciplinary intensive care center of the Surgical Clinic and Clinic for Anesthesiology at Heidelberg University Hospital on ward E0 or E99

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Retrospective document analysis • Postoperative after a liver transplant, not hospitalized in the intensive care or intermediate care unit in the Surgical Clinic and Clinic for Anesthesiology at Heidelberg University Hospital Qualitative group interview • Employees without sufficient knowledge of German

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is to identify nursing needs and actions in patients after liver transplantation in the intensive care and intermediate care unit with a retrospective document analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A secondary endpoint is the identification of early rehabilitation approaches in the intensive care and and intermediate care unit for patients after liver transplantation through a qualitative group interview with experts. Another secondary endpoint is the addition of possible further early rehabilitative approaches (e.g., based on guidelines) that have not yet been undertaken when a need was identified according to the retrospective document analysis.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPia Barbara Johanna Grasso

Chirurgische Klinik und Klinik für Anästhesiologie am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

pia.grasso@med.uni-heidelberg.de+4962215632535

Outcome results

None listed

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