Abdominal Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a new care strategy, including earlier and more intensive mobilization and individually adapted breathing exercises, regarding length of stay, recovery, complications and which factors predict interventions early in the postoperative course after various abdominal surgical procedures.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vastra Gotaland Region
Göteborg University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* undergoing elective or emergency open, or robot-assisted abdominal surgery * has an expected anesthesia time of over 4 hours * is extubated on the operating table * planned overnight stay in the postoperative ward.
Exclusion criteria
* plastic, trauma, transplant or orthopedic surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time in postoperative care | At discharge from postoperative care up to two days after surgery. | Actual time from arrival to, to discharche from postoperative care. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first mobilisation | Up to the second postoperative day | Time from arrival to postoperative care to first mobilisation |
| Time to start of breathing exercises | Up to the second postoperative day | Time from arrival to postoperative care until start of specific breathing exercises. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Type of mobilisation | Up to the second postoperative day | Registration of type of mobilisation |
| Type of breathing exercises | Up to the second postoperative day | Type of breathing exercises prescribed |
| Number of mobilisations | Up to the second postoperative day | Number of mobilisations |
| Complications | At discharge from the hospital up to four weeks after surgery. | Postoperative pulmonary complications. |
| Dose of analgesia | Up to the second postoperative day | Dose of analgesia given |
| Analgesia | Up to the second postoperative day | Type of analgesia |
| Number of sessions of breathing exercises | Up to the second postoperative day | Number of sessions of breathing exercises |
| Time at hospital | At discharge from the hospital up to four weeks after surgery | Time from the day of surgery to discharge from hospital. |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Primary ContactMonika Fagevik Olsén, PhD
Outcome results
None listed