Circadian Dysrhythmia, Postoperative Complications
Conditions
Keywords
Postoperative physiology, Vital signs
Brief summary
To describe changes in various diurnal patterns in vital values after surgery. These will be analyzed based on whether the patients have complications or no complications.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Admitted for surgery * Expected time of surgery was more than 2 hours. * Expected post-operative length of stay was more than 2 days.
Exclusion criteria
* Allergy to study materials * Patients with a pacemaker * Patients that were expected to be unable to cooperate with study procedures (for instance a Mini-Mental State Exam(MMSE \< 25)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative complications | From start of continuous monitoring until 12 hours after monitoring stopped. | Any complication meeting the ICH-GCP serious adverse event(SAE) criteria: An SAE (...) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that(...) * Results in death * Is life-threatening * Requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization * Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity * Requires intervention to prevent permanent impairment or damage (May have caused a congenital anomaly/birth defect - Not relevant) |
Countries
Denmark