Preoperative intravenous fluid administration versus non administration in hip/knee prosthesis surgery in old age and outcome

• Register: SLCTR
• Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
• Main ID: SLCTR/2008/013
• Date of registration: 20/06/2008
• Primary sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya
• Public title: Preoperative intravenous fluid administration versus non administration in hip/knee prosthesis surgery in old age and outcome
• Scientific title: Liberal versus restrictive preoperative fluid administration and outcome following hip/knee prosthesis surgery in old age
• Date of first enrolment: 1/6/2008
• Target sample size: 60
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={714CF94C-6F2E-42FD-818C-C210DCADC8C1}
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: This is a randomized control clinical trial. The standard envelop method will be used to allocate patients to wet or dry regimes. The study period will be two years duration

Countries of recruitment

Sri Lanka

Contacts

• Name: Prof. C.D.A. Goonasekera
• Affiliation: Head/Dept. of Anaesthesiology

• Name: Prof. C.D.A. Goonasekera
• Affiliation: Head/Departmet of Medicine

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Consenting patients admitted to orthopedic ward, Teaching Hospital Peradeniya for hip/knee prosthesis surgery.

2. Age above 60
Exclusion criteria: Ongoing infection(elevated c reactive protein)

Venous canula in situ(central or peripheral)

No consent

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Hip or knee prosthesis surgery

Intervention(s)

The trearment arm of patients will receive iv fluidsless thanBR>(2 liters of dextrose saline) for 24 hours prior to surgery in addition to normal oral intake until 6 hours before surgery. Other aspects of preoperative management will be standard

Primary Outcome(s)

1.Recovery parameters

•Duration of ICU stay

•Duration of hospital stay postoperatively

•Morbidity during first 3 months

•Mortality within 3 months


2.Health attributes

-Functional status

-Well being

-Overall health

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Postoperative complications

- Infection

- Reoperation

- comorbidity

Secondary ID(s)

None

Source(s) of Monetary Support

University of Peradeniya