The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Patients Undergoing Elective Laparotomy

University of Ioannina

Status: Completed

Conditions: Perioperative Outcome; Complications; Metabolic Syndrome; Anesthesia

Treatments: Procedure: Elective abdominal surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02447523

19/17-10-2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

Worldwide, the rising incidence of obesity has led to the identification of an obesity related syndrome, called metabolic. This syndrome is characterized by central obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance and altered lipid levels.

Taking into consideration the rising incidence of obesity, anesthetists will more frequently encounter patients with metabolic syndrome, in their everyday practice. Moreover, the comorbidities that are related to the metabolic syndrome, increase the risk for perioperative complications. Therefore, strategies that will evaluate and modify the risk will be of great importance in the management of these patients, in order to maximize peri-anaesthetic and surgical safety.

The aim of the study is to assess the incidence of metabolic syndrome and the impact of its presence on the outcome of patients undergoing elective laparotomy.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients are undergoing elective laparotomy of estimated duration of more than one hour. All operations will be performed under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

• Endstage neoplasia
• Procedures performed within 1 hour of admission
• Emergency cases

Trial design

105 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with metabolic syndrome

Description:

Patients fulfilling criteria to establish the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome

Treatment:

Procedure: Elective abdominal surgery

Patients without metabolic syndrome

Description:

Patients not fulfilling criteria of the metabolic syndrome

Treatment:

Procedure: Elective abdominal surgery