Patients With Hemorrhoids Referred to a Surgical Specialist Department

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01706601

Enrollment

800

Registered

2012-10-15

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-03-10

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Conditions

Hemorrhoids

Brief summary

Hemorrhoids is the most common disease in rectum with a prevalence of 30 % of population. This means that many patients are referred to surgical specialist reception with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease. The aim of this study is to describe population of patients with hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a specialised colorectal unit and to determine what treatment they are given at a general practitioner as well as in colorectal unit.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients with diagnosis hemorrhoidal disease that are referred to a surgical specialist department

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correct diagnosis?	patients visiting Ersta Hospital between 2007-2009

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
treatment of hemorrhoids	patients visiting Ersta Hospital between 2007-2009	Surgical or conservative treatment, results and number of patients in the groups

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Treated elsewhere	after compleated treatment at Ersta hospital	—
Examination/treatment	Before visiting Ersta hospital	Examination and treatment given by general practitioner
Operation/complication	postoperatively	Which operations were performed, complications?, reinterventions?
genus	between 2007-2009	Did men and women got the same treatment

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results