The Importance of Anesthesia Method in Fragile Patients

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorSultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

About this trial

The aim of this study is to comparatively evaluate the effects of different anaesthesia methods (spinal anaesthesia and general anaesthesia) administered to frail elderly patients scheduled for transurethral surgery (e.g. TUR-Prostate or TUR-Bladder) on postoperative morbidity and mortality rates.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Elderly patients aged 65 and over

ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) physical condition classification I-III patients

meeting the criteria for frailty

Disqualifiers

Non-elective emergency surgeries

Patients under 65 years of age

Patients classified as ASA Class IV

Patients unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • general anaesthesia
  • regional anaesthesia

Treatment groups

180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations