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Fast Track Surgery for Abdominal Surgery in Rwanda

NCT03067519 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2017-03-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Fast Track Surgery (FTS) was started in colorectal surgery, but was later applied to other surgical fields. Core elements include epidural or regional anaesthesia, perioperative fluid management, minimally invasive surgical techniques, pain control, and early mobilization and feeding. Beneficial effects of FTS include reduced costs, early hospital discharge, and increased availability of hospital beds.The main aim of this study was to explore the efficacy of FTS in the Rwandan surgical setting and to demonstrate the benefits of FTS.

it is study comparing the management of surgical patients using traditional management and fast track surgery. the study was done on patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery only

Conditions

  • Elective Surgical Procedures

Interventions

OTHER

Fast track surgery

early feeding and mobilization after surgery

OTHER

Conventional management

Management per the primary surgeon

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Rwanda

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • AHMED KISWEZI, MMed · University of Rwanda

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Rwanda

Study Locations

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