Trial visits and documented parameters
| Visit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Screening | Surgery | POD 7±2 | POD 14±2/discharge | POD 30±2 (phone interview) | |
| Inclusion | |||||
| Informed consent | X | ||||
| Eligibility criteria | X | ||||
| Randomisation/allocation | X | ||||
| Surgical intervention | X | ||||
| Assessments | |||||
| Demographics and baseline clinical data | X | ||||
| Assessment of surgical data | X | ||||
| Assessment of clinical endpoints | X | X | X |
POD, postoperative day.