Early Postoperative Pain and 30-day Complications Following Major Abdominal Surgery: an Observational Study

Radboud University Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Pain; Surgery--Complications; Infectious Complications; Acute Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05244655

CORE-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this retrospective cohort study, we assess the relationship between the intensity of early postoperative pain and the risk of infectious- and non-infectious complications within 30 days after major abdominal surgery.

Enrollment: 1,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 18 years of age
• procedures outside the operation room
• procedures solely under regional anesthesia, i.e. no general anesthesia

Trial design

1,000 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients without painscores available during hospital stay

Patients with painscores available during hospital stay