Severe Complications Triplicate the Costs of Major Surgical Procedures

Completed

• Conditions: Major Surgical Procedures

• Registration Number: NCT00855387
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively assess the impact of surgical quality on the overall cost of major surgical procedures using the incidence and severity of complications as surrogate markers of quality.

Detailed Description

To prospectively assess the impact of surgical quality on the overall cost of major surgical procedures using the incidence and severity of complications as surrogate markers of quality

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-04
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Status Verified: 2009-11
• Study Completion: 2009-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-11-25
• Last Update Posted: 2009-11-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1235

Inclusion Criteria

• Undergoing major surgery (liver, bile duct, pancreas, colorectal, gastric bypass and small bowel resections)

Exclusion Criteria

• Missing data of in-hospital costs
• Mortality

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical outcome (complications) In-hospital Costs	inhospital; peri-operative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Zurich, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery; 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland