General Surgery Patients at the Intensive Care Unit

NCT ID: NCT06731296

Last Updated: 2025-11-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-08-31

Study Completion Date

2029-01-31

Brief Summary

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Introduction: high-risk surgical patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are a unique population that has yet to be carefully monitored. Unlike most publications, which focus on general ICU patients, this study aims to fill a gap by specifically evaluating factors associated with lethal outcomes for surgical patients in the ICU.

Methodology: An analytical cross-sectional trial was designed to answer the research question and be performed it in one or two institutions with a median and high complexity of care in the Orinoco region. ICU discharge book registries will be selected from a post-pandemic period (2022-2024). Adult and pediatric patients admitted from the surgical theatre by emergency or elective surgical procedures or with ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th revision) codes related to the pediatric or general surgery specialty. The frequency and proportion of categorical variables and the central distribution and dispersion of quantitative variables will be described. Chi-square and U-Mann \& Whitney tests will be used to compare variables. A p-value \<0.05 will be selected as statistical significance.

Results: The researchers expect to find the demographic characteristics of surgical patients admitted to the ICU by diagnostic groups and by severity associated with mortality.

Conclusions: The trial, which is both feasible and necessary, has the potential to provide valuable insights into the factors affecting outcomes for high-risk surgical patients at the ICU. This knowledge could lead to improved patient care and outcomes, making the research essential and highly beneficial.

Detailed Description

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Introduction: high-risk surgical patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are a unique population that has yet to be carefully monitored to minimize surgical or non-surgical complications. It is necessary to identify factors associated with adverse outcomes. Unlike most publications, which focus on general ICU patients, this study aims to fill a gap by specifically evaluating factors associated with lethal outcomes for surgical patients in the ICU.

Methodology: An analytical cross-sectional trial was designed to answer the research question and be performed it in one or two institutions with a median and high complexity of care in the Orinoco region. ICU discharge book registries will be selected from a post-pandemic period (2022-2024). Adult and pediatric patients admitted from the surgical theatre by emergency or elective surgical procedures or with ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th revision) codes related to the pediatric or general surgery specialty. The frequency and proportion of categorical variables and the central distribution and dispersion of quantitative variables will be described. Chi-square and U-Mann \& Whitney tests will be used to compare variables. A p-value \<0.05 will be selected as statistical significance.

Results: The researchers expect to find the demographic characteristics of surgical patients admitted to the ICU by diagnostic groups and by severity associated with mortality to establish predictive models of adverse outcomes in the admission to the intensive care unit to implement early preventive interventions.

Conclusions: The trial, which is both feasible and necessary, has the potential to provide valuable insights into the factors affecting outcomes for high-risk surgical patients at the ICU. This knowledge could lead to improved patient care and outcomes, making the research essential and highly beneficial.

Conditions

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Critical Illness Postoperative Complications

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Abdominal surgery

Patients admitted to the ICU after an abdominal surgery.

Presence of a risk factor

Intervention Type OTHER

Demographic, severity, type of surgery, diagnosis, diagnostic system, type of admission.

Older adults

Older adults (65+) surgical patients admitted to the ICU.

Presence of a risk factor

Intervention Type OTHER

Demographic, severity, type of surgery, diagnosis, diagnostic system, type of admission.

Interventions

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Presence of a risk factor

Demographic, severity, type of surgery, diagnosis, diagnostic system, type of admission.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with a surgical diagnosis admitted to the ICU.
* Patients in the operative period admitted to the ICU.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients admitted from another hospital.
* Surgical procedures performed in another hospital.
* Surgical patients referred to another hospital.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Norton Perez-Gutierrez, MD

ICU chief of staff

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Norton Perez, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia; Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio; ClĂ­nica Primavera

Locations

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Clinica Primavera

Villavicencio, Meta Department, Colombia

Site Status

Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio

Villavicencio, Meta Department, Colombia

Site Status

Countries

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Colombia

Central Contacts

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Norton Perez, MD

Role: CONTACT

3112517471

Facility Contacts

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Norton Perez, MD

Role: primary

3112517471

Norton Perez, MD

Role: primary

3112517471

References

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Yohann A, Kayange L, Purcell L, Gallaher J, Charles A. Acute care surgery in a Malawian district hospital: Epidemiology, outcomes, and assessment of operative capacity. Trop Doct. 2023 Jan;53(1):73-80. doi: 10.1177/00494755221102226. Epub 2022 Jul 27.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35895502 (View on PubMed)

Dovzhanskiy DI, Schwab S, Bischoff MS, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Hinz U, Bockler D. Extended intensive care correlates with worsening of surgical outcome after elective abdominal aortic reconstruction. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2021 Dec;62(6):591-599. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.11842-7. Epub 2021 May 20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34014060 (View on PubMed)

Menzenbach J, Layer YC, Layer YL, Mayr A, Coburn M, Wittmann M, Hilbert T. The level of postoperative care influences mortality prediction by the POSPOM score: A retrospective cohort analysis. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 29;16(9):e0257829. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257829. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34587207 (View on PubMed)

Hynes AM, Lambe LD, Scantling DR, Bormann BC, Atkins JH, Rassekh CH, Seamon MJ, Martin ND. A surgical needs assessment for airway rapid responses: A retrospective observational study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jan 1;92(1):126-134. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003348.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34252060 (View on PubMed)

Peters F, Hohenstein S, Bollmann A, Kuhlen R, Ritz JP. The Postoperative Utilization of Intensive Care Beds After Visceral Surgery Procedures. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2023 Sep 22;120(38):633-638. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0158.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37427992 (View on PubMed)

Timan TJ, Karlsson O, Sernert N, Prytz M. Standardized perioperative management in acute abdominal surgery: Swedish SMASH controlled study. Br J Surg. 2023 May 16;110(6):710-716. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad081.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37071812 (View on PubMed)

Chinawong C, Utriyaprasit K, Sindhu S, Viwatwongkasem C, Suksompong S. Factors Influencing Pre-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Signs among Post-General Surgery Patients in Critical Care Service System. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 3;20(1):876. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010876.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36613197 (View on PubMed)

Meschino MT, Vogt KN, Allen L, Saddik M, Nenshi R, Van Heest R, Saleh F, Widder S, Minor S, Joos E, Parry NG, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Hameed M, Engels PT; CANUCS (Canadian Collaborative on Urgent Care Surgery). Operating room use for emergency general surgery cases: analysis of the Patterns of Complex Emergency General Surgery in Canada study. Can J Surg. 2023 Jan 3;66(1):E13-E20. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008120. Print 2023 Jan-Feb.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36596587 (View on PubMed)

Suarez-de-la-Rica A, Ripolles-Melchor J, Aldecoa C, Abad-Motos A, Ferrando C, Abad-Gurumeta A, Diaz-Almiron M, Gil-Lapetra C, Garcia-Miguel FJ, Pedregosa-Sanz A, Esteve-Perez N, Rodriguez-Jimenez R, Gimeno Fernandez P, Maseda E; POWER Study Investigators Group for the Spanish Perioperative Audit and Research Network (RedGERM-SPARN). Postoperative Critical Care Admission Was Not Associated with Improved Postoperative Outcomes in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Secondary Analysis Of POWER Trial. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Oct;27(10):2187-2198. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05780-z. Epub 2023 Aug 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37550589 (View on PubMed)

Stahlschmidt A, Passos SC, Cardoso GR, Schuh GJ, Neto PCDS, Castro SMJ, Stefani LC. Postoperative intensive care allocation and mortality in high-risk surgical patients: evidence from a low- and middle-income country cohort. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2024 Jul-Aug;74(4):844517. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2024.844517. Epub 2024 May 23.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 38789003 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GRIVI_2024_01_QX_UCI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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