Prolonged Hospital Stay and Readmission After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair
Overview
The aim of the present study was to analyse factors associated with prolonged length of hospital stay, readmission and death in a nationwide group of patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repair in search for areas of interest to improve outcome after ventral hernia surgery
Full Title of Study: “Nationwide Analysis of Prolonged Hospital Stay and Readmission After Elective Ventral Hernia Repair”
Study Type
- Study Type: Observational
- Study Design
- Time Perspective: Retrospective
- Study Primary Completion Date: December 2010
Detailed Description
Detailed analysis of reasons for prolonged hospital stay and readmission in patients undergoing a ventral hernia repair
Arms, Groups and Cohorts
- Study cohort
- Patients with prolonged length of hospital stay (>5 days) or readmission after ventral hernia repair
- control group
- Patients without prolonged length of hospital stay (>5 days) or readmission after ventral hernia repair
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
Primary Measures
- Length of hospital stay
- Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 1 week
- analyse factors associated with prolonged length of hospital stay (minimum 5 days).
Secondary Measures
- Readmission
- Time Frame: 30 days
- reasons for readmission after a ventral hernia repair
Participating in This Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- patients with elective ventral hernia repair in Denmark 2008 Exclusion Criteria:
- emergency repairs
Gender Eligibility: All
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: N/A
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No
Investigator Details
- Lead Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Principal Investigator: Frederik Helgstrand, MD – Zealand University Hospital
- Overall Official(s)
- Frederik Helgstrand, MD, Principal Investigator, Dept. surgery Køge hospital
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