An observational study in Cholecystolithiasis, Cholecystitis and Inguinal Hernia, sponsored by Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-06-15.
Sponsored by Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen · Observational
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.
All patients with with appendicectomy for appendicitis, cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis and/or cholecystitis , umbilical hernia repair, or inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair operated in Switzerland between 2013 and 2022.
Exclusion Criteria:
Procedure: Appendicectomy
Procedure: Cholecystectomy
Procedure: Umbilical hernia repair
Procedure: Inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair
Appendicectomy for appendicitis
Cholecystectomy for cholecystolithiasis and/or cholecystitis
Any kind of umbilical hernia repair
Any kind of inguinal and/or femoral hernia repair
Mortality
The association between the hospital volume and the postoperative mortality Mortality Yes or No Hospital volume as marginal effect Association with GAM logistic regression
Time frame: Periprocedural
Reoperation
The association between the hospital volume and the reoperation rate Reoperation Yes or No Hospital volume as marginal effect Association with GAM logistic regression
Time frame: Periprocedural
Length of hospital stay
The association between the hospital volume and the length of hospital stay Length of hospital stay in days Hospital volume as marginal effect Association with quantile regression
Time frame: Periprocedural
Sociodemographic trends
Time frame: 2013 - 2022
Plan to share: No
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