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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00947401
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2009 by Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
Recruitment status was:  Not yet recruiting
First Posted : July 28, 2009
Last Update Posted : July 28, 2009
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
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 or disease
Surgery

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.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 1000 participants
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
Study Start Date : September 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date : June 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: Anesthesia

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
elective post surgery patients


Outcome Measures
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
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
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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
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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
First Posted: July 28, 2009    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 28, 2009
Last Verified: July 2009

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