Fast Track in Open Colonic Surgery - A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial

University of Lausanne Hospitals150 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the real value of a fast track protocol compared to a standard care protocol regarding postoperative complications and hospital stay in a multicentric setting in an intention to treat fashion.

Our fast track protocol contains the four major components perioperative fluid restriction, epidural analgesia, early oral feeding and enforced mobilisation

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Elective Colectomie Median Laparotomie

Interventions

Standard CarePROCEDURE

standard fluid regime, delayed feeding

Fast Track carePROCEDURE

restrictive fluid regime, early oral feeding, enforced mobilisation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all patients admitted for open colonic surgery Exclusion Criteria: * no primary anastomosis and/or stoma rectum resection emergency situation patients not speaking german immobile patients

Locations (3)

Kantonsspital Olten

Olten, Switzerland

Spital Uster

Uster, Switzerland

Kantonsspital Winterthur

Winterthur, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

complications until 30 days after surgery according to the zurich classification

Time frame: 30 days postoperative

Secondary Outcomes

hospital stay, adherence to Fast track protocol

Time frame: 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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