The ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator® – Effective in Reducing Complications? A Propensity Score Analysis in a Cohort of German Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015500

Enrollment

2105

Registered

2018-09-17

Start date

2016-12-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

postoperative morbidity and mortality during the hospital treatment

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who were operated in 2012 / 2013 without using the Surgical Risk Calculator before surgery. Group 2: Patients, who were operated in 2014/2015 using the Surgical Risk Calculator befor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing elective surgery in the Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Klinik Langen in 2012/2013 and 2014/2015

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: emergency treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Register mortality of patients comparing the data to patients data who were operated without usage of the Surgical Risk Calculator before surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Register morbidity ("any complication, serious complication, pneumonia, cardiac event, surgical site infection, urinary tract infection, venous thromboembolism, renal failure") of patients comparing the data to patients data who were operated without usage of the Surgical Risk Calculator before surgery	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Buia

Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Langen, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Goethe-Universität

a.buia@asklepios.com0049 (0)6103 912 1309

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026