Patients who underwent a lower limb amputation Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Between June 1, 2017 and February 29, 2020, 153 lower limb amputations were performed. All patient records were analyzed retrospectively to determine the documented adherence to the perioperative pain
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who underwent transfemoral amputation, knee disarticulation, transtibial- and (partial) foot amputations, and whose data were registered in EPIC 2. Interns and residents in vascular surgery, vascular surgeons, residents in anaesthesiology and anaesthesiologists involved in the amputation process
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients younger than 18 years 2. Patients who underwent a toe amputation or a stump revision 3. Physician is no longer working in the hospital
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Documented adherence by patients to the perioperative pain management protocol measured from patient records by the researchers using a newly developed set of 11 adherence criterias at a single time point 2. Perceived adherence by physicians to the perioperative pain management protocol measured using a newly developed questionnaire completed by physicians at a single time point | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient characteristics measured using patient records at a single time point: 1. Age, sex 2. Body mass index (kg/m²) 3. Comorbidities 4. Date of amputation, indication for amputation, region and level of amputation 5. Preoperative pain management, perioperative pain management 6. Medication usage 7. American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA score) 8. Anaesthetic technique, surgical complications 9. Length of hospital stay 10. 30-day mortality | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactAndré P. Wolff
Outcome results
None listed