Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery

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Conditions studied: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Spine Surgery

In brief

Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) after surgery have been shown to decrease length of stay and perioperative complications in a range of surgical specialties. To date, ERPs has not been studied in patients presenting for spine surgery. The investigators have recently developed an interdisciplinary pathway for spine surgery patients based on the latest available evidence and guidelines. The aim of this trial is to compare the investigators enhanced recovery pathway with conventional perioperative management in patients undergoing 1-2 level posterior lumbar fusion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02949518

Run by

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

People needed

56

Starts

2016-11-28

Expected to finish

2020-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-28

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any patient presenting for 1 or 2 level posterior lumbar fusion.

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment (baseline dementia, cognitive dysfunction or inability to consent to participate).
• Kidney disease: GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 months or more, irrespective of cause (Levey et al., 2012).
• Liver disease: transaminitis, cirrhosis, hepatitis, hypoalbuminemia, coagulopathy.
• Pre-existing bowel disease (inflammatory bowel disease, colectomy/ colostomy/diverticular disease).
• Allergy/intolerance/contraindication to any medication or component included in the ERAS pathway protocol.
• Patients whose primary or preferred language is not English.

Where it is running

• Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States

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