Fascial Dehiscence and Mortality

Kristian Kiim Jensen9,000 enrolled

Overview

Nationwide cohort study on short- and long-term mortality of patients with and without postoperative fascial dehiscence. The cohort will be comprised of patient undergoing open colonic resection for colonic cancer registered in the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group Database. The exposure is fascial dehiscence and the outcome of interest 30-day, 3- and 5-year mortality.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

9,000

Conditions

Postoperative Wound Breakdown

Interventions

Postoperative fascial dehiscenceOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients who underwent open colonic resection identified in the DCCG Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital

Copenhagen NV, Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

3-year mortality

Time frame: Three years postoperatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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