How do Patients, Nurses and Physicians Perceive Negative Postoperative Events?

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Ksenija Slankamenac, University of Zurich

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00785096

First received: November 4, 2008

Last updated: February 9, 2015

Last verified: February 2015

History of Changes

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess how patients, nurses and physicians perceive negative events following surgical procedures.

Condition	Intervention
Healthy	Other: Questionnaire


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Perception of Surgical Complications - Agreements Among Patients, Nurses and Physicians

Further study details as provided by University of Zurich:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To assess how patients, nurses and physicians perceive negative events following surgical procedures [ Time Frame: August 2008- December 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Association to the Clavien Dindo Classification [ Time Frame: August 2008 - December 2009 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]


Enrollment:	615
Study Start Date:	January 2009
Study Completion Date:	December 2009
Primary Completion Date:	December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Patients Patients who admit for a minor or major surgical intervention	Other: Questionnaire Questionnaire, complications, grading severity, visual analog scale
Nurses Medical staff of the University Hospital of Zurich	Other: Questionnaire Questionnaire, complications, grading severity, visual analog scale
Physicians Medical staff of the University Hospital of Zurich and other institutions	Other: Questionnaire Questionnaire, complications, grading severity, visual analog scale

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who will admit for a minor or major surgical procedure Nurses from the University Hospital of Zurich Different physicians of the University Hospital of Zurich (surgeons, anesthesia, urologist ans ICU-care specialists)and other institutions.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age: ≥ 18 years
Capacity to act and no legal guardian
Patients with any underlying disease admitted to the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Zurich with planned minor or major visceral surgery
German language as daily language.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with cognitive difficulties and diseases, which may yield unreliable answers
Patients unable to read and write

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Switzerland
Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery of the University Hospital of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Zurich

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Ksenija Slankamenac, MD PhD, University of Zurich
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00785096 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	30-2008
Study First Received:	November 4, 2008
Last Updated:	February 9, 2015
Health Authority:	Switzerland: Ethikkommission

Keywords provided by University of Zurich:


Perception, surgical complications, patients, nurses and physicians

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 03, 2015

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