Emergency General Surgery for Non-trauma

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Bowel Obstruction

In brief

This study will observe the postoperative morbidity and mortality trends in patients with non- traumatic abdominal pathology who will undergo emergency general surgery. This prospective study will help us in establishing a prospective de-identified registry that may be used to further research this cohort in the future.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04539028

Run by

New York Medical College

People needed

300

Starts

2019-06-01

Expected to finish

2022-05-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients ages 18-99, regardless of sex, racial or ethnic background who will undergo or underwent emergency abdominal surgery for acute abdomen due to perforated viscus, acute bowel obstruction, bowel ischemia, acute or gangrenous gall bladder, post-operative complications such as anastomotic leaks after bowel anastomosis,abdominal compartment syndrome,enterocutaneous/enteroatmospheric fistula or bleeding.
• Investigators will also include patients after organ transplant that will undergo emergent surgery for post-operative bleeding, anastomotic leak or organ ischemia.
• As well as any patients undergoing bariatric surgery or colorectal procedures that develop any complication that might need return to the operating room emergently will also be included in the study from 2019 at Westchester Medical Center.
• Key Exclusion Criteria
• Elective delayed repair for surgery done after clinic follow-up.
• Age < 18 years or greater than 89 years of age

Where it is running

• Westchester Medical Center — Valhalla, New York, United States (enrolling)

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