Effectiveness of PACU vs HCU Postoperative Care

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIndonesia University

About this trial

To determine the effectiveness of postoperative hospital length of stay and the number of ICU or HCU step-up cases among elective postoperative patients observed in the PACU and HCU.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult patients aged more than 18 years.

Patients undergoing elective surgery in the Kanigara RSCM, PESC, RPT, or Kirana operating rooms.

Patients undergoing postoperative observation in the PACU or HCU.

Patients classified as Level II or III based on the Modified Johns Hopkins Surgical Criteria.

Disqualifiers

Patients undergoing postoperative observation directly in the ICU.

Patients undergoing open-heart surgery.

Patients undergoing emergency surgery in the emergency operating room.

Trial population

Adult patients undergoing elective surgery at RSCM who receive postoperative observation in the PACU or HCU.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

386 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups
Group A: HCU group
Group B: PACU group

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

number of ICU or HCU step-up cases

Patients receiving care in the general ward, surgical HCU, or PACU after elective surgery in the Kanigara operating room who experience clinical deterioration requiring admission to the ICU or HCU according to the ICU or HCU admission criteria at RSCM.

Time frame
from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or the patient dies up to 30 days
2

postoperative hospital length of stay

The duration of postoperative care is calculated from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or dies.

Time frame
from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or the patient dies up to 30 days

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Indonesia University

Lead sponsor

Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital

Collaborator