Impact of preoperative patient education on the prevention of postoperative complications after major visceral surgery: the cluster randomized controlled PEDUCAT trial

The prevention of postoperative complications is of prime importance after complex elective abdominal operations. Preoperative patient education may prevent postoperative complications and improve patients’ wellbeing, but evidence for its efficacy is poor. The aims of the PEDUCAT trial were (a) to a...

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Main Authors: Klaiber, Ulla (Author) , Stephan-Paulsen, Lisa M. (Author) , Bruckner, Thomas (Author) , Müller, Gisela (Author) , Auer, Silke (Author) , Farrenkopf, Ingrid (Author) , Müller-Christmann, Christine (Author) , Dörr-Harim, Colette (Author) , Diener, Markus K. (Author) , Büchler, Markus W. (Author) , Knebel, Phillip (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 24 May 2018
In: Trials
Year: 2018, Volume: 19
ISSN:1468-6694
DOI:10.1186/s13063-018-2676-6
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2676-6
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2676-6
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Author Notes:Ulla Klaiber, Lisa M. Stephan-Paulsen, Thomas Bruckner, Gisela Müller, Silke Auer, Ingrid Farrenkopf, Christine Fink, Colette Dörr-Harim, Markus K. Diener, Markus W. Büchler and Phillip Knebel
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Impact of preoperative patient education on the prevention of postoperative complications after major visceral surgery: the cluster randomized controlled PEDUCAT trial by Klaiber, Ulla (Author) , Stephan-Paulsen, Lisa M. (Author) , Bruckner, Thomas (Author) , Müller, Gisela (Author) , Auer, Silke (Author) , Farrenkopf, Ingrid (Author) , Müller-Christmann, Christine (Author) , Dörr-Harim, Colette (Author) , Diener, Markus K. (Author) , Büchler, Markus W. (Author) , Knebel, Phillip (Author) ,

Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg 04 Jun. 2018 BioMed Central 04 Jun. 2018

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