Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard Recovery for Emergency Caesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda: A Randomized Control Trial
Description:
CS is the most common major surgery at Mbarara Hospital (56.2%). This rate comes with
challenges including surgical complications, shortage of beds, and consequently long waiting
time for operations. Enhanced recovery programs are composed of preoperative, intraoperative
and postoperative strategies combined to form a multi-modal pathway. ERAS requires a
multidisciplinary team of anesthetists, surgeons and nurses for successful implementation and
realization of its advantages. ERAS has been seen to reduce duration of hospital stay,
complications and costs. Although many of the elements of enhanced recovery after surgery are
similar, it has not been tested in emergency CS and there is limited data about its
applicability in low income settings like Uganda where 95% of CS are emergencies. The aim of
this study was to assess the impact of ERAS protocols following emergency caesarean delivery
in a low resource setting.
Condition:
Pregnancy Related
Treatment:
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
Start Date:
June 20, 2017
Sponsor:
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
For More Information:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03518463