Patients scheduled for elective minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) gastric, pancreatic, liver and colorectal surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control group: The patients undergo the established ERAS setting without any specific instructions for wearing or changing clothes.
Group 2: Intervention group: The patients undergo the estab
Sponsors
Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients scheduled for elective minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) gastric, pancreatic, liver and colorectal surgery - Ability to mobilize (physically and psychologically) - No contraindications to wear activity tracker devices
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Prolonged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay > POD 1/ prolonged ventilation without extubation on the day of surgery - Conversion to open surgery - > 2 abdominal drains, urinary catheter > POD 1 - VAC therapy system - Surgical site infection (SSI>/=A1) - No personal clothing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Average step count on the second and third postoperative days (using activity tracker) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Activity time (POD 1 - POD 5) - 30-day mortality, and 30-day overall morbidity according to the Clavien-Dindo classification - Day of first removal of "operating room gown" - Day of removal of the last abdominal drain - Day of removal of the urinary catheter - Tolerance of oral intake - Highest mobility level measured by the CHARMI®-Index (Liebl et al. PLOS One 2016) - Additional patient-reported outcomes - Additional psychological endpoints using an extended study-associated questionnaire - Nursing case report | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThilo Welsch
Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Outcome results
None listed