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RecruitingNCT07740772Updated Aug 3, 2026

Effectiveness of PACU vs HCU Postoperative Care

An observational study in Hospital Length of Stay, Step up Cases and Complication Postoperative, sponsored by Indonesia University. Recruiting at 1 site in Indonesia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-03.

Sponsored by Indonesia University · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2026; still recruiting 6 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
386
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To determine the effectiveness of postoperative hospital length of stay and the number of ICU or HCU step-up cases among elective postoperative patients observed in the PACU and HCU.

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Conditions studied

  • Hospital Length of Stay
  • Step up Cases
  • Complication Postoperative

Keywords

  • PACU
  • HCU
  • hospital length of stay
  • step-up cases
  • postoperative
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In context

Postoperative Complications

1,332 studies on the registry are indexed under Postoperative Complications; 311 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 386 is above the median of 251 across 537 observational studies indexed under Postoperative Complications.

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Lead sponsor

Indonesia University is the lead sponsor of 446 studies on the registry; 56 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (17%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Adult patients undergoing elective surgery at RSCM who receive postoperative observation in the PACU or HCU.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients aged more than 18 years.
  • Patients undergoing elective surgery in the Kanigara RSCM, PESC, RPT, or Kirana operating rooms.
  • Patients undergoing postoperative observation in the PACU or HCU.
  • Patients classified as Level II or III based on the Modified Johns Hopkins Surgical Criteria.
  • Patients who are willing to participate in the study and sign the form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing postoperative observation directly in the ICU.
  • Patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
  • Patients undergoing emergency surgery in the emergency operating room.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
386 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • HCU group

    Patients undergoing elective surgery in the Kanigara operating room with postoperative observation directly from the operating room to the HCU.

  • PACU group

    Patients undergoing elective surgery in the Kanigara operating room with postoperative observation directly from the operating room to the PACU.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. number of ICU or HCU step-up cases

    Patients receiving care in the general ward, surgical HCU, or PACU after elective surgery in the Kanigara operating room who experience clinical deterioration requiring admission to the ICU or HCU according to the ICU or HCU admission criteria at RSCM.

    Time frame: from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or the patient dies up to 30 days

  2. postoperative hospital length of stay

    The duration of postoperative care is calculated from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or dies.

    Time frame: from the day of surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or the patient dies up to 30 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2026, 5 months after the start.

Of 276 non-industry observational studies under Postoperative Complications, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 40. This study's planned 5 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 281 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 39.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 26, 2026
First posted
Aug 3, 2026
StartActual
May 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Oct 31, 2026
CompletionEst.
Oct 31, 2026
Last update
Aug 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07740772
Collaborators
Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Responsible party
Dita Aditianingsih (Prof. Dr. dr. Dita Aditianingsih, Sp.An-TI, Subsp.TI(K), Indonesia University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 3, 2026
Start date
May 1, 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 3, 2026

Study contacts

Dita Aditianingsih, Prof
Contact
ditaaditiaa@gmail.com
+628151819244

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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