An observational study in Postoperative Complications, sponsored by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-10.
Sponsored by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Observational
To investigate the risk factors related to xerostomia (dry mouth) after surgery
Dry mouth of postoperative makes the patient feel thirst, and the pain of the lips is cracked. It will also make the sputum thick and sticky, making it difficult for the patient to cough by himself. Especially the elderly may have sputum accumulation and pneumonia. The incidence of dry mouth was 88%, 6-8 hours after abdominal surgery. Initiating the motivation of this study, it is hoped that through research to understand the relevant factors causing dry mouth after surgery.
1,269 studies on the registry are indexed under Postoperative Complications; 299 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 472 is above the median of 251 across 531 observational studies indexed under Postoperative Complications.
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over 19 years old elective surgery patients
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To investigate the risk factors related to xerostomia (dry mouth) after surgery
To investigate the risk factors related to xerostomia (dry mouth) after surgery
Time frame: 5 mins
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Ran from Oct 2019 to primary completion in Mar 2020, 5 months.
Of 266 non-industry observational studies under Postoperative Complications, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 40. This study's 5 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 270 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 40.
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