Implementation of an Epidemiological and Clinical Registry of Emergency Surgery Patients in a Costa Rican Hospital

NCT05930574 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 01-UIS-HCG-2023
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 575
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in a quaternary level university hospital of the Costa Rican public health system. The study included all patients aged 12 years and older who required emergency surgery by the hospital's emergency surgery and trauma service, admitted through the hospital's emergency service.

Conditions

Surgical Complication; Emergencies

Keywords

Registry; Trauma; General surgery; Emergency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Mortality

  Mortality rate after the surgical procedure during hospitalization

  retrospective study (2020-2022)

• Mechanical ventilation

  Days of mechanical ventilation needed

  retrospective study (2020-2022)

• Requirement of Intensive Care Unit

  Days of permanence in Intensive Care Unit

  retrospective study (2020-2022)

• Infections

  Infection rate after the surgical procedure during hospitalization

  retrospective study (2020-2022)

Interventions

Abdominal surgery PROCEDURE

surgical interventions by gastrointestinal emergencies, hepatobiliary emergencies and trauma

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients requiring emergency surgery by the hospital's emergency surgery and trauma service, admitted through the hospital's emergency service.

You may qualify if:

• The study included all patients aged 12 years and older who required emergency surgery by the hospital's emergency surgery and trauma service, admitted through the hospital's emergency service.

You may not qualify if:

• Only those patients who required emergency surgery by another surgical specialty during this period were excluded from the register.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social: lead

Study Sites (1)

Unidad de Investigación en Salud, Hospital Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia

San José, Costa Rica

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 2 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of the Health Investigation Department, Hospital Dr. Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2023
• First Posted: July 5, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: July 5, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CO (1)