What this study is
This is an observational study to look at the impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery system for colorectal surgery (Group 1) in shortening hospital length of stay, reducing postoperative narcotic consumption, lowering Visual Analog Scale scores, decreasing the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and reducing 30-day readmission when compared to patients who had colorectal surgery performed at UAMS prior to the implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery system (Group 2).
This is a retrospective study using de-identified records and therefore will not require subject enrollment and is NOT Human Subjects Research.
What's being tested
- Enhanced Recovery protocol
Intervention · OTHER
The Enhanced Recovery protocol focuses on many areas or perioperative care, including non-narcotic pain management, optimization of fluid balance throughout the perioperative course, early eating, ambulation, early removal of drains postoperatively, and preoperative patient education.
Study details
- Official title
- An Analysis of the Impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery System for Colorectal Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
- Conditions
- ColoRectal Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Enrolling
- 200 people
- Starts
- 2017-03-01
- Est. completion
- 2028-07-01
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- All men and women 18 years and older who underwent major colorectal surgery at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences between January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 and June 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016, and were American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status classification 1-3 at the time of surgery.
You can't join if
- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification > 3 and age < 18.
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Study locations (1)
1 openUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Gregory Mehaffey, MD · Contact501-686-7616grmehaffey@uams.edu
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
University of Arkansas
Study ID 206240
Principal investigator
Greg Mehaffey, MD
University of Arkansas
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.