National Emergency Bariatric Surgery Audit
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Conditions studied: Bariatric Surgery, Postoperative Complications, Emergencies, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Quality Improvement, Morbidity, Mortality
In brief
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the incidence, management, and outcomes of complications following bariatric surgery in patients in the United Kingdom. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is the prevalence of unplanned interventions due to complications following bariatric surgery in the UK? * What are the current practices for managing these complications, and how do they impact patient outcomes? Participants will: Be identified from hospitals treating patients presenting with complications following bariatric surgery. Have their data collected regarding demographics, surgical history, complications, treatments, and outcomes. Researchers will compare different management strategies and their impact on patient outcomes, with the aim of identifying best practices to improve emergency bariatric care and factors leading to patients attending as an emergency.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06738004
- Run by
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- People needed
- 500
- Starts
- 2023-11-09
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-09
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-12-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Admissions from i) the emergency department, clinic, urgent care or primary care to the bariatric surgical team as an emergency; ii) from an inpatient team as an urgent referral; iii) a return to theatre following an elective bariatric procedure; iv) another hospital via patient transfer to a specialised unit.
- Participants undergoing any intervention or procedure to treat or diagnose bariatric complications, (e.g., OGDs, interventional radiology, surgery, supplemental enteral or parenteral nutrition).
You may not qualify if…
- age <18 years old
- have a length of stay <24 hrs.
- initial diagnosis of BSE is changed or if their readmission is found to be unrelated to previous bariatric surgery.
Where it is running
- Luton and Dunstable Hospital — Luton, United Kingdom (enrolling)
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