The following info and data is provided "as is" to help patients around the globe.
We do not endorse or review these studies in any way.
Brief Title: Prevention of Constipation: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery
Official Title: Systematic Nursing Interventions to Reduce Postoperative Constipation After Thoracic Surgery
Study ID: NCT00364169
Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to reduce the incidence of postoperative constipation by systematic nurse assessment, interventions and evaluation, in the first month after thoracic surgery.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, , Denmark
Name: Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH
Affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Lene S. Rasmussen, RN,Stud.-MPH
Affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Center, University hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR