Traditional Versus ScvO2 Guided Perioperative Fluid Therapy

Haukeland University Hospital240 enrolled

Overview

Perioperative goal directed fluid therapy by means of an esophageal doppler has been shown to reduce morbidity and length of stay. In this study patients undergoing elective bowel surgery will be randomised to traditional fluid therapy with crystalloids versus fluid boluses guided by central venous oxygen saturation. The primary outcome will be complications after surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

240

Conditions

Perioperative Care

Interventions

Intravenous fluidPROCEDURE

The same intravenous fluids will be used in both arms but the volume will be different

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective bowel surgery, * Able to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Coagulation defect, * Renal failure, * Valvular stenosis

Locations (1)

Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative morbidity

Time frame: postoperative day 30

Secondary Outcomes

serum creatinine

Time frame: postoperative day 3

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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