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Audit of the Revised PACU Centric ERACS Program

NCT06257745 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 487

Last updated 2026-05-11

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Summary

A previous audit (S63843) found an association between improved compliance with these interventions and postoperative outcomes (hospital length of stay (LOS) and presence of ≥1 postoperative complication). The investigators found that every 10% increase in compliance was associated with an increased risk (HR=1.25, p=0.0008) for early discharge. In addition, improved compliance was also associated with a reduction (OR=0.60, p=0.0003) of postoperative complications. Based on these findings, improving compliance with current guidelines remains a hurdle that clinicians should overcome. The investigators previous retrospective study was unable to identify the reason for non-compliance and the relation to postoperative outcomes. Therefore, a prospective audit is warranted to assess reach, fidelity, and dose of the different interventions.

Conditions

  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures

Interventions

OTHER

Compliance with ERACS guideline as described in the current ERACS guidelines from Engelman et al. 2019

Compliance with the interventions as proposed in the ERACS guidelines and described in our previous publication (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.010

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danny Feike Hoogma, MD, PhD · Anesthesiology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-31
Completion
2025-01-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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