Quality of Life after emergency laparotomy v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Assessment of a patients Quality of Life one year after undergoing emergency laparotomy.
IRAS ID
215961
Contact name
Paul Dearie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS GGC
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Patients who undergo emergency laparotomy have high rates of mortality. In those that survive, postoperative morbidity is significantly higher when compared to elective procedures. Since the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) there has been a big drive to improve outcomes of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in the immediate post-operative phase. The clinical pathway for patients undergoing emergency surgery is complex and therefore requires input from various specialties in a structured way. Currently laparotomy research lack data on longer-term outcomes specifically in relation to a patients quality of life and their ability to work and complete activities of daily living such as washing and dressing. The aim of this research is to investigate the impact that an emergency laparotomy had on the patient compared to their pre-operative status. It will involve getting the patients usual care team to approach the patient with a PIS in their routine 1 year post operative check-up. The patient will then phone one of the clinical secretaries who is not part of the research team to express interest and to suggest an appropriate convenient time for them to call. During the telephone call to patients, who are one-year post-emergency laparotomy, they will be asked to complete a short patient questionnaire with a series of questions about their quality of life and activities of daily living including their employment status pre and post-operatively. The researcher will not be blinded to the answers, however subsequent analysis by the investigator will be anonymous.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NE/0422
Date of REC Opinion
23 Dec 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion