Safety of an Early Discharge Protocol After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Catalan Institute of Health

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sleeve Gastrectomy; Safety Issues; Early Discharge; Morbid Obesity

Treatments: Other: Conventional protocol; Other: Early discharge

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03070457

AC007/17

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of an early discharge protocol (23 hours, overnight stay) after scheduled sleeve gastrectomy.

Full description

This study aims to demonstrate that a shorter hospital stay after sleeve gastrectomy is as safe and useful as conventional protocol with 48-36 hours of stay. We consider that an adequate patient information and support will facilitate this shorter stay

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients eligible for Sleeve gastrectomy
• BMI 35 to 50
• ASA I to III
• Conventional address close to our Hospital
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Accompanying person after discharge
• Availability for a smart phone

Exclusion criteria

• ASA IV
• Revisional Surgery
• Conversion to laparotomy
• ICU Admission after surgery
• Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus
• Surgery finishing after 3 pm

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Early discharge group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with a shorter hospital stay, 23 hours after surgery

Treatment:

Other: Early discharge

Conventional discharge

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients with conventional protocol and 48-72 hours of hospital stay

Treatment:

Other: Conventional protocol