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Same-Day Colectomy: is it Safe for Patients?

NCT07176715 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-09-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a prospective cohort study of outcomes of patients undergoing outpatient colorectal surgery at a single institution to study outpatient colectomy as a viable treatment option for a select group of patients requiring colon and rectal surgery.

Conditions

  • Colorectal
  • Colectomy
  • Colectomy Left/Right/Total Under Laparotomy

Interventions

OTHER

Same-Day Colectomy

study, they will undergo extensive education during their preoperative visit. Perioperative education includes management of perioperative medications, bowel prep and perioperative antibiotics. Perioperative education will include that of the patient and their designated caregiver. Perioperative nursing staff will go over postoperative discharge instructions again. A custom discharge instruction sheet will be made and given to all patients upon discharge. On days 1 and 3 postoperatively, patients will receive a phone call or virtual visit from a member of the research team. Questions will be asked of patients based on a script made. Patients will then be seen in the clinic between postoperative day 5-7. Patients' medical record will be followed for six months postoperatively to track emergency department visits, readmissions, and postoperative complications. Postoperative complications will include surgical site infection, deep surgical infection, bleeding requiring transfusion, ana

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eugene Kim, MD · University of Arizona

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-15
Primary Completion
2029-09-01
Completion
2030-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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