aging elderly patient
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Catharina-ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Admission for elective abdominal surgery for colon or rectal carcinoma. • Age: >55 years. • Fit for elective surgery as defined by ASA score. • Having obtained his/her informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Younger than 55 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infectious complications (fever, pneumonia, sepsis, bacteraemia, intrathoracic or intra-abdominal infection, major wound infection, central-line infection, urinary-tract infection); non-infectious complications as CV-complications (infarct, cardiac failure, cerebrovascular accident, deep venous thrombosis, hypotension and infarct), re-operation, transfusion-needed anemia, anastomotic leakage and MOF; nutritional status by weight, BMI, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (LBM, skeletal body mass, ECF, ICF, TBW) and metabolic status by and amino acid profiles, CRP, albumin, glucose, insulin, fructosamine, HbA1c and ADMA. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed