Measuring Quality in Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Low- and Middle-income Countries: the Clavien-Dindo Classification in a Sri Lankan Cohort
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Clavien-Dindo Grade
研究概览
简要总结
To test the applicability of the Clavien-Dindo Classification (CDC) in an LMIC setting and to compare the prevalence and severity of complications in patients <60 and ≥60 years of age a retrospective medical records review is used.
详细描述
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) as part of the ongoing epidemiological transition. Surgery is the main treatment and the global health agenda is increasingly putting focus on improving the safety and quality of surgical care in low-resource settings. The current systems for measuring surgical quality are mainly customized for high-income countries.
Aim: To test the applicability of the Clavien-Dindo Classification (CDC) in an LMIC setting. Additionally, to compare the prevalence and severity of complications in patients <60 and ≥60 years of age.
Material and methods
Retrospective medical records review for postoperative complications and severity grading using the CDC.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients who has gone through colorectal cancer resection.
- •Surgery performed at Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
排除标准
- •Reason for resection other than colorectal cancer.
结局指标
主要结局
Clavien-Dindo Grade
时间窗: February 2020 to March 2020
Postoperative complications graded by the Clavien-Dindo Classification.
次要结局
- Age comparison(February 2020 to March 2020)
研究者
David Ljungman
Consultant surgeon
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden