Fluid Management After Surgery in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU)

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00947401

1234567

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the present study is to describe the current practice of postoperative fluid management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Full description

The aim of this study is to follow and present the current practice of fluid administration in the PACUof Shaare Zedek Medical Center for an extended period of time as a first step towards establishing guidelines for postoperative fluid management.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age > 18 yrs
• elective surgery
• ASA I-III

Exclusion criteria

• massive intraoperative blood loss
• non elective surgery
• pregnant women
• stay in the PACU < 15 minutes

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

elective post surgery patients