University of Alabama at Birmingham
The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate the implementation of novel timeline-specific National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)-style clinical guidelines designed to improve functional outcomes after high-risk abdominal surgery for cancer.
This is a prospective, feasibility, and effectiveness trial to be conducted at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. We plan to develop algorithmic guidelines focused on proactive support of surgical recovery and will then recruit surgeons who care for adults undergoing high-risk abdominal surgery for cancer to study the preliminary effectiveness of implementing the algorithmic guidelines into postoperative care workflows at 4 pre-determined timepoints. A modified Delphi process will be used to ensure an expert consensus on the algorithmic guideline content is achieved through a rigorous an…
Inclusion Criteria: * Surgeons who perform abdominal surgery for cancer at the study institution Exclusion Criteria: * Surgeons who do not perform abdominal surgery for cancer * Surgeons who are external to the study institution
This is a pilot feasibility study to test the clinical use of a novel algorithmic guideline to support patient functional recovery following cancer surgery. To date, no algorithmic guideline exists to support functional recovery as a primary postoperative outcome.
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