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Clinical Trials/NCT07072429
NCT07072429CompletedNot Applicable

Association of Annual Hospital Volume With Mortality, Reoperation, and Length of Hospital Stay After Gastric Cancer Resection in Switzerland: A Retrospective National Registry Study

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen1 site in 1 country3,112 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2013Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
3,112
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Mortality

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The effect of centralisation measures on the operative outcomes after gastric cancer resection in Switzerland has not been highlighted yet. This study aims to investigate the influence of the annual hospital specific case load of gastric cancer resection on short-term postoperative outcomes.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients with gastric cancer resection in Switzerland between 2013 and 2022.

Exclusion Criteria

  • incomplete case documentation
  • age under 20 years
  • other hospitals than general or surgical hospitals
  • no index operation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

Time Frame: Periprocedural

The association between the hospital volume and the postoperative mortality of gastric cancer resection as marginal effect with GAM (Generalized Additive Models) logistic regression

Secondary Outcomes

  • Reoperation(Periprocedural)
  • Length of hospital stay(Periprocedural)
  • Sociodemographic trends(2013 - 2022)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Yanic Ammann

Principal Investigator

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Study Sites (1)

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