Development and Validation of a Morbidity Index for Complications in Minor and Major Abdominal Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Complications

• Registration Number: NCT00782704
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

The aim is to develop and validate a morbidity index for postoperative complications in patients undergoing visceral surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-31
• Primary Completion: 2009-12
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2015-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 219

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: ≥ 18 years
• Capacity to act and no legal guardian
• Patients with any underlying disease admitted to the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Zurich with planned minor or major visceral surgery
• German language as daily language.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with cognitive difficulties and diseases, which may yield unreliable answers
• Patients unable to read and write

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to develop and validate a morbidity index	preoeprativ and one day before discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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