Study design and order
MAY
This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Cairo University Hospital, emergency surgical theatre, from January to May 2022, after institutional Research Ethics Committee approval (October 10, 2021, No: MS-450-2021) and written informed consent was obtained from all subjects participating in the trial. The trial was registered prior to patient enrollment at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05166330, Date of registration: 21/12/2021). All methods were carried out in accordance with the principles set forth in Helsinki.