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Clinical Outcomes and Equality in Healthcare for Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
Sponsor: Region Stockholm
Summary
The goal of this observational cohort study is to evaluate the standard of care for general surgerical patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and assess factors affecting clinical outcomes, as well as evaluating the quality of life in the year after abdominal surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. what factors are associated with adverse post-operative events 2. are patients treated differently based on sex or age 3. how does quality of life look like and possibly change over the coarse of a year after surgery This is an evaluation of the current standard of care and the outcomes of this patient group prior to the implementation of a standardised care protocols for emergency laparotomy patients. Secondly, the study aims to, over time, compare results before and after the introduction of this standardised care protocol.
Official title: Improvement in Patient Survival and Equality in Care Provision for General Surgery Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy - Can This be Achieved Through the Implementation of Standardised Care Protocols?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2000
Start Date
2015-01-01
Completion Date
2030-12
Last Updated
2024-12-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Standardised laparotomy care
This is a cohort study and no intervention as part of the study has been introduced. We are studying two groups and comparing the two before and after the introduction of a standardised laparotomy care protocol as part of a clinical quality improvement measure.
Locations (1)
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden