Efficacy Safety Score in Postoperative Management

St. Olavs Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting; Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Device: Efficacy Safety Score monitoring

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03438578

2017/1903

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Efficacy Safety Score monitoring

Experimental group

Description:

Patients monitored with wireless vital signs and Efficacy Safety Score after discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit to an ordinary ward

Treatment:

Device: Efficacy Safety Score monitoring

Regular

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients receiving standard postoperative care after discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit to an ordinary ward