New risk score could help doctors spot High-Risk surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07293377
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked if a simple risk model (ExCARE) can accurately predict which patients might die within 30 days after non-cardiac surgery. Researchers looked at 3,000 adults having elective or emergency surgery at a Brazilian hospital. No treatments or changes to care were given—just observation to see how well the model works.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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3,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population for this prospective observational cohort study consists of adult patients aged over 18 years who are scheduled for elective, urgent, or emergency non-cardiac surgeries at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Patients are recruited via convenience sampling from those routinely attending the hospital's surgical center and meeting the inclusion criteria. Key inclusion criteria: Age greater than 18 years. Undergoing elective, urgent, or emergency surgical procedures. Key exclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for diagnostic procedures. Procedures performed under sedation only or local anesthesia. Patients undergoing hepatic, pulmonary, or cardiac transplants. Patients diagnosed with brain death and undergoing organ donation. In cases of multiple surgical interventions during the same hospitalization, only the procedure of greatest magnitude is considered for outcome analysis.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 years; Scheduled for elective, urgent, or emergency surgeries at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição; For multiple surgeries in one admission, only the major procedure considered. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnostic procedures; Sedation-only or local anesthesia; Hepatic, pulmonary, or cardiac transplants; Brain-dead patients for organ donation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-200, Brazil
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