Damage Control Surgery Clinical Trial
Official title:
Damage-Control Surgery in Patients With Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Verified date | April 2021 |
Source | University Hospital Inselspital, Berne |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the effect of damage-control surgery on mortality in patients with non-traumatic abdominal emergencies. Literature search will be conducted using PubMed. Two meta-analyses will be performed comparing (1) mortality in patients with non-trauma damage control surgery vs. non-trauma conventional surgery and (2) the observed vs. expected mortality rate in patients undergoing non-trauma damage-control surgery.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 2170 |
Est. completion date | April 24, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | April 24, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 19 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Articles on damage control surgery in patients with non-traumatic abdominal emergencies - Reported in-hospital or 30-day mortality in patients undergoing non-trauma damage control surgery vs non-trauma conventional surgery or - Reported observed in-hospital or 30-day mortality vs expected mortality in patients undergoing non-trauma damage control surgery - Articles published from 2000 to 2020 - Articles including patients older than 18 years - Original research articles - Articles in English language Exclusion Criteria: - Articles describing trauma patients exclusively - Articles describing pediatric patients (age below or equal to 18 years) |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Switzerland | Inselspital, Bern University Hospial | Bern |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University Hospital Inselspital, Berne |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Mortality | Death after surgery for non-traumatic abdominal emergencies | From hospital admission to discharge, expected to be up to 4 weeks |