NCT07022665

Influence of Hospital Volume on Mortality and Short-term Postoperative Outcomes in Uncomplex General Surgery in Switzerland

Influence of Hospital Volume on Mortality and Short-term Postoperative Outcomes in Uncomplex General Surgery in Switzerland: A Retrospective National Registry Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 399,701 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The effect of centralisation measures on the operative outcomes after any type of surgery in Switzerland has not been highlighted yet. This study aims to investigate the influence of the annual case-specific hospital volume on uncomplex general surgery. The four operations investigated are appendectomy, cholecystectomy, umbilical hernia repair, and inguinal/femoral hernia repair.

Conditions

• Cholecystolithiasis
• Cholecystitis
• Inguinal Hernia
• Femoral Hernia
• Umbilical Hernia
• Appendicitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Appendicectomy	Appendicectomy for appendicitis
PROCEDURE	Cholecystectomy	Cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis and/or cholecystitis
PROCEDURE	Umbilical hernia repair	Any kind of umbilical hernia repair
PROCEDURE	Inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair	Any kind of inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2023-03-01
• First posted: 2025-06-15
• Last updated: 2025-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland