Patients undergoing complex free flap surgery are randomised to volatile or intravenous sedation in terms of subsequent intensive care sedation, based on the in-hospital standard of care. For study purposes, differences in management (set-up times, change of filters, etc.) will be investigated in relation to accelerated awakening and possibly improved neurocognition after the end of sedation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
The different sedation methods result in considerable differences in terms of set-up costs and the management of the patient, which will be examined in a direct comparison.
University Hospital Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Material consumption
Required equipment and disposable materials related to the treatment interval as well as their monetary value in euros or US dollars.
Time frame: Inventory of the required materials until the end of sedation (90 hours)
Working time expenditure
Time spent by nurses or physicians on the specific sedation procedure, as well as the corresponding financial value based on nationally applicable collective wage agreements in euros or US dollars.
Time frame: Inventory of the required time until the end of sedation (90 hours)
Delir
Occurrence of delirium in the intensive care setting
Time frame: Within the intensive care stay (5 days)
Time to awake
Time required beyond the intended 72 hours of sedation for the patient to awaken
Time frame: Within the intensive care stay (5 days)
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