CompletedNot Applicable

Protocol for Patients Above 75 Years Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy

Norway156 participantsStarted 2020-01-21

Plain-language 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-of -care decisions.

Who can participate

Age range75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients above 75 years with clinical suspicion of abdominal condition requiring surgery Exclusion Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

Composite score of 30-day mortality and postoperative complications

Timeframe: Up to 30 days after the performance of emergency abdominal surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04293653

SponsorHaukeland University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-06-30

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