Efficacy Safety Score in Postoperative Management

St. Olavs Hospital200 enrolled

Overview

The primary aim of this project is to determine whether postoperative patients may benefit from the Efficacy Safety Score (ESS) as a tool for postoperative clinical decision support, with a special focus on the first 24 hours after discharge from the postoperative care unit.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

Efficacy Safety Score monitoringDEVICE

According to data gathered from ESS and monitoring, the patients will receive needed care.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * undergoing surgery * expectedly to be treated and observed in hospital for more than 24 hours postoperatively Exclusion Criteria: * refusal of participation * poor communication capabilities

Locations (1)

St Olav University Hospital

Orkdal, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to Mobilization

The measured postoperative time when patient can stand and able to walk one or more steps, with or without support

Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Pain Measurement, Verbal Numeric Rating Scale

Reported pain hourly on a 11-digit scale, called Verbal Numeric Rating Scale for pain, 0-10 where 0 is no pain, and 10 is worst thinkable pain. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Time frame: 24 hours

Patient Satisfaction

Reported patient satisfaction on a 1-5 scale, (Likert scale), where 1 is Very dissatisfied, and 5 is Very satisfied. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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