Improving care after emergency abdominal surgery
This study tests a new way to improve care after emergency abdominal surgery, to help reduce deaths in low- and middle-income countries. If you are having this type of surgery, the hospital team will follow a special set of steps to improve your recovery.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You must be having emergency major abdominal surgery (surgery in your belly that needs to be done urgently).
- The surgery must involve a cut (incision) of 5 centimeters or longer.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- Your surgery cannot be minimally invasive (using small incisions and a camera).
- Your surgery cannot be for appendicitis.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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