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Fluid Management After Surgery in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU)

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified July 2009 by Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Not yet recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00947401
First received: July 26, 2009
Last updated: July 27, 2009
Last verified: July 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The objective of the present study is to describe the current practice of postoperative fluid management in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.


Condition
Surgery

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: The Practice of Fluid Management in the Post-anesthetic Care Unit (PACU) of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: an Observational Study

Further study details as provided by Shaare Zedek Medical Center:

Estimated Enrollment: 1000
Study Start Date: September 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
elective post surgery patients

Detailed Description:

The aim of this study is to follow and present the current practice of fluid administration in the PACUof Shaare Zedek Medical Center for an extended period of time as a first step towards establishing guidelines for postoperative fluid management.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Adult patients (age > 18 yrs) after elective surgery

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age > 18 yrs
  • elective surgery
  • ASA I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

  • massive intraoperative blood loss
  • non elective surgery
  • pregnant women
  • stay in the PACU < 15 minutes
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00947401

Contacts
Contact: Yaacov Gozal, MD 972-2-6555614 gozaly@szmc.org.il

Locations
Israel
Shaare Zedek Medical Center Not yet recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel, 91031
Contact: Yaacov Gozal, MD     972-2-6555614     gozaly@szmc.org.il    
Sub-Investigator: Sarah Shapira, RN            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Yaacov Gozal, MD Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Sarah Shapira, RN Shaare Zedek Medical Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Yaacov Gozal, MD, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00947401     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1234567
Study First Received: July 26, 2009
Last Updated: July 27, 2009
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Shaare Zedek Medical Center:
Surgery, elective
Fluids
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
PACU
Fluid management

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anesthetics
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013