About this trial
To evaluate the impact of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD)
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥ 19 years, scheduled for standard minimally invasive (robotic or laparoscopic) pancreatoduodenectomy for periampullary tumors
ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 at screening
Able to provide written informed consent, understand study procedures, and complete patient-reported questionnaires
ASA physical status classification I-III
Disqualifiers
Hypersensitivity to fentanyl or ropivacaine
Cognitive impairment preventing independent use of patient-controlled analgesia or completion of questionnaires
Major internal medical or psychiatric disorders affecting treatment response
Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Conventional
Procedure/SurgeryPre-operative fasting: NPO for solids and fluids from 00:00. No pre-emptive oral analgesia. Intra-operative: IV dexamethasone 5 mg at anaesthesia induction; IV acetaminophen 1 g about 1 h before wound closure. Post-operative nutrition: Levin tube removed in OR. POD1 morning-sips of water; POD3 morning upright abdominal X-ray; if normal, start soft fluid diet POD3 evening. POD4 pancreatobiliary CT; if normal, start soft bland diet at lunch. Drain management: two drains at hepaticojejunostomy and pancreaticojejunostomy; drain amylase measured POD1, 3 and 5; if POD4 CT normal, drains removable from POD5 per surgeon discretion (output, fever, pain). Analgesia: IV PCA until ≈POD3, then oral acetaminophen 650 mg every 8 h. No carbohydrate loading or NSAID/nefopam adjuncts.
ERAS
Procedure/SurgeryPre-op fasting: solids NPO from 00:00; clear fluids until 3 h pre-op; 300 mL carbohydrate drink 2-4 h pre-op with oral acetaminophen 650 mg + zaltoprofen 80 mg. Intra-op: IV dexamethasone 8 mg at induction; IV acetaminophen 1 g + ibuprofen 300 mg + nefopam 20 mg 1 h before closure. Post-op nutrition: Levin tube removed in OR. POD1 sips of water; POD2 morning upright abdominal X-ray-if normal, start soft fluid diet POD2 evening. POD3 pancreatobiliary CT-if normal, start soft bland diet at lunch. Drain mgmt: same placement; amylase POD1 \& 3; if POD4 CT normal and amylase ≤ 5 000 U/L trending down, remove drains POD4; otherwise per surgeon. Analgesia: IV PCA until ≈POD3; until POD1 morning, IV acetaminophen 1 g + ibuprofen 300 mg q8h; POD1-5, oral acetaminophen 650 mg + zaltoprofen 80 mg q8h.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Proportion of Participants Meeting Discharge Criteria by Post-operative Day 5 Afternoon
Secondary outcomes
Length of Post-operative Hospital Stay (Days)
Incidence of Major Complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ Grade IIIa) Within 30 Days
Total Direct Medical Costs per Participant (KRW) During Index Hospitalization
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Sponsors and contacts
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Seoul National University Hospital
Lead sponsor
SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
Collaborator
Korea University Anam Hospital
Collaborator
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