Status:

COMPLETED

Protocol for Patients Above 75 Years Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy

Lead Sponsor:

Haukeland University Hospital

Conditions:

Frailty

Surgery--Complications

Eligibility:

All Genders

75+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In the ProPEL study the effect of a protocol designed for elderly patients about to undergo emergency abdominal surgery will be investigated. The protocol addresses issues of both frailty and ceiling-...

Detailed Description

In the "ProPEL" study, investigators will test the effect of a care bundle designed for patients aged ≥75 years undergoing emergency laparotomy/laparoscopy. An interdisciplinary team of anesthetists, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Patients above 75 years with clinical suspicion of abdominal condition requiring surgery

Exclusion

  • Former inclusion in "ProPEL"
  • Surgery for incarcerated hernia without laparotomy
  • Appendectomy without laparotomy
  • Palliative surgery for already known inoperable gastrointestinal tumor
  • Palliation without surgical treatment
  • Vascular surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 21 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 2 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

156 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04293653

Start Date

January 21 2020

End Date

October 2 2024

Last Update

October 4 2024

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Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen, Norway, 5021