Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Surgeons Toward Nutrition Support in HIPEC Patients

Edward Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Uterine Neoplasms; Sarcoma; Appendiceal Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Adenocarcinoma; Pseudomyxoma Peritonei; Pancreatic Neoplasms

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02374411

EDW091114A

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this survey of international HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) surgeons is to determine their knowledge of and attitudes towards the nutritional support needs of HIPEC patients and what their practice patterns are with this patient population.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Surgeon trained in and performing the HIPEC procedure

Exclusion criteria

• Not performing the HIPEC procedure

Trial design

55 participants in 1 patient group

HIPEC surgeons