Vascular Surgery Admissions in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Mid-West: A 12 Month Profile.

NCT05433623 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: DVS001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Creating a 12 month profile of Vascular Surgery Admissions aims to inform service delivery and optimise patient care resources. There is a gap in the literature pertaining to this topic, particularly from an Irish perspective. This research could inform a clinical pathway to reduce LOS for patients cared for by the Department of Vascular Surgery.

Conditions

Vascular Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Clinical Frailty Scale

  Clinical frailty score will be determined for vascular patient admissions. This is a 9 point scale. the higher the score means the greater the risk.

  1 year

• Charlson Co-Morbidity Scale

  Scoring will be determined for vascular patient admissions. The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) assesses comorbidity level by taking into account both the number and severity of 19 pre-defined comorbid conditions. It provides a weighted score of a client's comorbidities which can be used to predict short term and long-term outcomes such as function, hospital length of stay and mortality rates.

  1 year

• Admission details

  Length of stay, interventions, referral source will be documented

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Vascular Surgery Admissions

Patients who present and/or are admitted to University Hospital Limerick under the care of a Vascular Consultant.

Procedure: Surgery

Interventions

Surgery PROCEDURE

It will be documented if the patient underwent surgery for their vascular issue

Vascular Surgery Admissions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study aims to create a profile f vascular admissions to a tertiary care hospital in the Mid West of Ireland and describe the characteristics of the admission.

You may qualify if:

• Patients attending UHL deemed to have vascular care needs and assigned to the care of a Vascular Consultant will be included in this study.
• The data will be collected 12 months from the date of commencing the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients outside of the set dates will be excluded.
• Vascular consults will be excluded for the purpose of this research unless care is transferred.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital of Limerick: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vascular Diseases

Interventions

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Nurse Manager

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2022
• First Posted: June 27, 2022
• Study Start: September 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2025
• Study Completion: September 15, 2025
• Last Updated: September 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share