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Severe Complications Triplicate the Costs of Major Surgical Procedures

NCT00855387 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1235

Last updated 2009-11-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively assess the impact of surgical quality on the overall cost of major surgical procedures using the incidence and severity of complications as surrogate markers of quality.

Conditions

  • Major Surgical Procedures

Interventions

OTHER

No additional intervention than the intended major surgery in pancreas, liver, colorectal, gastric bypass and small bowel

No additional intervention than the intended major surgery (liver, bile duct, pancreas, colorectal, gastric bypass and small bowel resections) comparing with costs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • René Vonlanthen, Dr. med. · Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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