Neonatal Laparotomy - A Trial Investigating the Impact of Location of Surgery

ConditionNecrotising Enterocolitis Neonatal

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

AgeNot listed

SponsorGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

About this trial

This is a pilot randomised trial allocating neonates requiring emergency laparotomy to surgery either on the neonatal unit or in the operating theatre.

Outcome will include physiological markers of instability, wound infection, death and others. There will also be a concurrent qualitative workstream exploring the impact of different practices on the wider clinical environment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Neonate requiring emergency surgery to the abdomen

Parental consent given

Clinician agreement for randomisation

Disqualifiers

Absolute indication for surgery in particular location

No consent given

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

IN theatre
ON unit

Treatment groups

15 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov