Incidence and Outcomes of Emergency Department Patients Requiring Emergency General Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05664360

Enrollment

310914

Registered

2022-12-23

Start date

2015-01-01

Completion date

2022-03-15

Last updated

2022-12-23

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Conditions

Emergency General Surgery

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.

Interventions

OTHERAge (young versus older)

Age

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

\- consecutive patients visiting the emergency department

Exclusion criteria

* admitted primarily for a psychiatric reason * left without consultation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Incidence of emergency general surgery	Day 3	Emergency general surgery following ED visit

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
ICU length of stay	During index hospitalization	Number of days spent in the ICU during hospital stay
30-day mortality rate	30 days	30-day mortality
90-day mortality rate	90 days	90-day mortality
Admission to intensive care unit rate	During index hospitalization	Admission to intensive care unit
Hospital length of stay	During index hospitalization	Hospital length of stay
Rate of patient dependent at discharge	Hospital discharge	Dependent at discharge
One-year mortality rate	One year	One-year mortality

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026