Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Checklists in Surgical Care - a Study on Complications, Death and Quality of Patient Administrative Data
Lead Sponsor:
Haukeland University Hospital
Conditions:
Postoperative Complications
Complications of Surgical Procedures or Medical Care
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project aims to produce a systematic review on present knowledge on effects of using safety checklists in medicine. Implementation of a checklist system throughout surgical care may reduce patien...
Detailed Description
1.0 Background Surgical procedures are high risk events and patients may suffer complications or die post operatively. A report from an on-going patient safety campaign "In Safe Hands" lead by the Nor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients undergoing a surgical procedure from the Orthopaedic Clinic, the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the Neurosurgical Department at Haukeland University Hospital.
Exclusion
- Radiology surgical interventions, donor surgery, out-patients and all patients who have made a written statement as to reservation to participate (use of patient data), and those who do not understand Norwegian spoken and written language will be excluded from data collection.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
21000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01872195
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
June 11 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway, 5021