Physiotherapy After Emergency Laparotomy in the Elderly
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Emergency Abdominal Surgery
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 250 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Cyprus · Other
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About This Trial
Emergency laparotomy is associated with high postoperative morbidity and mortality. This risk is particularly high among elderly patients, who often present with reduced physiological reserve, frailty, and multimorbidity.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a structured postoperative physiotherapy program in patients aged 65 years and older undergoing emergency laparotomy. The stud…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged ≥ 65 years
* Undergoing emergency laparotomy with or without stoma creation (adhesiolysis, right hemicolectomy, total colectomy, Hartmann's procedure, cholecystectomy, abscess drainage).
Able to provide informed consent or have a legally authorized representativ…
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