Development and Implementation of Pilot Postoperative Guidelines to Improve Functional Outcomes Following High-Risk Surgery for Cancer: A North American Prospective Feasibility Study
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
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.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
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
Interventions
- BehavioralAlgorithmic Guideline for Functional Recovery following Cancer Surgery
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.
Location
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama