CompletedNot Applicable

Influence of Hospital Volume on Mortality and Short-term Postoperative Outcomes in Uncomplex General Surgery in Switzerland

Switzerland399,701 participantsStarted 2013-01-01

Plain-language summary

The effect of centralisation measures on the operative outcomes after any type of surgery in Switzerland has not been highlighted yet. This study aims to investigate the influence of the annual case-specific hospital volume on uncomplex general surgery. The four operations investigated are appendectomy, cholecystectomy, umbilical hernia repair, and inguinal/femoral hernia repair.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients with appendicectomy for appendicitis, cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis and/or cholecystitis , umbilical hernia repair, or inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair Exclusion Criteria: * incomplete case documentation * age under 20 years * other hospitals than general or surgical hospitals * no index operation

What they're measuring

Mortality

Timeframe: Periprocedural

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07022665

SponsorCantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-31

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