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Clinical Trials/NCT05664360
NCT05664360
Completed
Not Applicable

Incidence and Outcomes of Emergency Department Patients Requiring Emergency General Surgery

University Hospital, Geneva0 sites310,914 target enrollmentJanuary 1, 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Emergency General Surgery
Sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
Enrollment
310914
Primary Endpoint
Incidence of emergency general surgery
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The objectives of this study were (1) to estimate the incidence of emergency general surgery in a Swiss University Hospital, (2) to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing such interventions, and (3) to study the impact of age on the outcomes.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 1, 2015
End Date
March 15, 2022
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Christophe Fehlmann

Principal Investigator

University Hospital, Geneva

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • consecutive patients visiting the emergency department

Exclusion Criteria

  • admitted primarily for a psychiatric reason
  • left without consultation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of emergency general surgery

Time Frame: Day 3

Emergency general surgery following ED visit

Secondary Outcomes

  • Rate of patient dependent at discharge(Hospital discharge)
  • Admission to intensive care unit rate(During index hospitalization)
  • 30-day mortality rate(30 days)
  • 90-day mortality rate(90 days)
  • One-year mortality rate(One year)
  • Hospital length of stay(During index hospitalization)
  • ICU length of stay(During index hospitalization)

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