Status:
COMPLETED
Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment (EASE) Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
Conditions:
General Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the impact implementing an elder-friendly surgical unit has on post-operative complications, mortality and quality of life for patients ≥ 65 years old who have unde...
Detailed Description
The investigators hypothesize that the elder-friendly surgical unit will reduce in-hospital complications and mortality in a cost-effective manner, for this at risk population. Specific elder-friendl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients \> 65 years old admitted for Acute care and Emergency Surgery
- Received acute abdominal surgery
Exclusion
- Elective general surgery cases
- Nursing home resident requiring full nursing care \[dependency in 3 or more activities of daily living \]
- Palliative surgery \[surgery with the primary intention of improving quality of life or relieving symptoms caused by advancing non-curative disease\]
- Multi-system trauma
- Patients from out of province or transferred from another inpatient service or hospital
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
723 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02233153
Start Date
April 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
October 19 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
Foothills Medical Center, Acute Care Emergency Surgical Services
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2
University of Alberta Hospital, Acute Care and Emergency Surgery Service
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada