Length of Hospital Stay, Nursing Hours and Recovery After Laparoscopic Versus Open Colon Resection Without Fast Track

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Sigmoid Neoplasms

Treatments

Procedure: laparoscopic sigmoid resection

Procedure: laparoscopic colonic resection

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01127425

KA-20060067

Details and patient eligibility

About

A blinded randomized trial. Length of hospital stay, nursing hours and recovery after laparoscopic versus open colonic resection without fast track.

Full description

CONTEXT: Our preliminary experience (unpublished) indicate that less nursing hours are needed after laparoscopic colon resection without fast track. Length of hospital stay and recovery seems to be reduced as well.

OBJEKTIVE: To compare laparoscopic and open colonic resection concerning nursing hours, length of hospital stay and recovery.

DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: triple blinded study (Patient, nursing staff and data collector) including 2 x 12 patients needing sigmoid resection due to cancer. Nursing hours, length of hospital stay and recovery (postoperative pain, questionnaire, actigraph ect.)

Enrollment

18 patients

Sex

All

Ages

40 to 90 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

sigmoid resection without stoma
sigmoid neoplasms localized 20 cm from anus
age 40-90

Exclusion criteria

conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery
stoma
severe postoperative complications (anastomosis leak, intraabdominal abscess, reoperation, stay at intensive care unit, heart attack, pulmonary embolism)
no informed consent