Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Based Care on Patient Outcomes in Children With Appendicitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency with more than 15 million cases reported worldwide. Although appendectomy is considered a safe surgical procedure, the incidence of complications is up to 10%. The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has developed guidelines to improve postoperative patient outcomes. The protocol, which consists of more than 20 interventions in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative periods, shows that early discharge can be possible with multidisciplinary care given to surgical patients without risking patient safety.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥6 years and ≤17 years, girls or boys
• Underwent appendectomy
• Written informed consent or requirements of local/national ethical committee
Locations
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Turkey
Karadeniz Technical University
Trabzon
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-01
Completion Date: 2024-05-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 82
Treatments
Experimental: mERAS Group
* Education and counselling of patients and their parents~* Avoiding the use of nasogastric catheters, drains and urinary catheters or/and removing them as early as possible~* Stimulation of intestinal motility in the postoperative period~* Initiation of oral intake in the early postoperative period~* Early removal of the patient by reducing postoperative IV fluid infusion~* Initiation of early mobilization of the patient in the postoperative period~* Providing pain management with opioid-limiting pharmacologic and non-pharmacological interventions~* Non-pharmacological interventions in management nausea and vomiting~* Management of thirsty through non-pharmacological interventions~* Management of fear and anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
No_intervention: Standart Care Group
Patients in this group will receive standard care according to the practices of the clinic where the study will be conducted.
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Sponsors
Leads: Karadeniz Technical University