Postoperative care at the PACU Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
A food service was developed at the PACU, allowing the reintroduction of nutrition directly after surgery. The implementation of the food service contained
training of the staff, introducing a new postoperative feeding protocol, and optimization of logistics.
A survey was developed containing two sections. The first section consisted of
Sponsors
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adult patients with a planned overnight stay at the PACU, without anticipated postoperative dietary restrictions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children 2. Alternative nutritional intake route 3. Not able to communicate in Dutch or English 4. Not willing to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative fasting time defined as the time of arrival at the PACU and the first time of postoperative intake or leaving to the surgical ward measured using the patient survey taken in the evening after surgery (at approximately 8 p.m.), and in the morning of the first postoperative day (at approximately 8 a.m.). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Nutrition tolerance measured by incidence of vomiting, the nausea score, and the amount of postoperatively administered anti-emetics measured using patient records at a single time point 2. Nutritional optimization measured using nutritional intake on the day of surgery (day 0) at 8 p.m., and on the first postoperative day (day 1) at 8 a.m. 3. Patient outcomes: satisfaction, hunger, thirst, and flatus were surveyed on the day of surgery (day 0) at 8 p.m., and on the first postoperative day (day 1) at 8 a.m. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed