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Upper Gastrointestinal Perforations: a Nationwide Registry-based Study

— Observational Acute Abdomen

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Surgical treatment type.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Acute Abdomen. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Sweden
Next step
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Official title

Risk Factors for and Survival After Oesophageal, Gastric and Small Intestinal Perforations: a National Observational Registry-based Cohort Study

Overview

The primary aim of this project is to increase the knowledge about how perforations in the esophagus, stomach and small intestine are treated on a national level. Furthermore, secondary aims include assessment of how different treatment options and type of treating facilities relate to patient survival. This will be done by studying information about all adult patients with an upper GI perforation treated in Sweden during 2005-2023.

Interventions

  • Procedure Surgical treatment type
    This observational design will study the clinical outcome for each type of upper gastrointestinal perforation in relation to surgical or non-surgery treatment and in relation to treatment centre.

Primary outcome measures

  • Mortality [Time frame: One year after diagnosis]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • age of at least 18 years
  • perforation in either oesophagus, stomach or small intestine
  • treatment carried out in Sweden
  • diagnosis set between January 2005 and August 2023

Exclusion criteria

  • children

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Sweden · 1 center
  • Karolinska University Hospital — Stockholm

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06154603 · K 2023-7938

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗