Status:

COMPLETED

Ketofol for Preventing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Zagazig University

Conditions:

Delirium on Emergence

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

* Delirium is a cognitive disturbance characterized by acute and fluctuating impairment in attention and awareness. Although its incidence in the general surgical population is 2-3%, it has been repor...

Detailed Description

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is one of the most frequent causes of general emergency surgery in elderly patients, approximately 10-12% of adult patients above 65 years presenting with acute abdominal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient acceptance.
  • Age ≥ 60 years old.
  • American society of anesthesia (ASA) (II-III).
  • Gender: males \&females
  • BMI \< 35kg/m2.
  • able to communicate verbally.
  • Scheduled for exploration surgery for intestinal obstruction under general anesthesia of at least 60 min duration

Exclusion

  • Patient refusal.
  • Patients with delirium prior to surgery.
  • Patients with drug misuse history or taking anti-psychotic drugs.
  • Previous hospitalization within 3 months.
  • Legal blindness, severe deafness.
  • History of Acute cerebrovascular conditions; stroke or transient ischemic attack.
  • Patients who could not be prepared with proper fluid resuscitation, electrolyte and acid-base correction prior to surgery.
  • Patients who could be discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) within two days.
  • Patients with a known history of allergy to study drugs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 25 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04816162

Start Date

March 25 2021

End Date

February 1 2023

Last Update

August 1 2023

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Faculty of medicine, zagazig university

Zagazig, Alsharqia, Egypt, 4115