Hospital study: does surgery priority system save lives?
NCT ID NCT05888948
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested if a system that ranks emergency surgeries by urgency leads to better results. Researchers tracked 756 adults who had non-cardiac emergency surgery. They wanted to see if delays beyond the recommended time for each urgency level increased complications or deaths.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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756 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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May 2023
- 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
Patients requiring non-cardiac emergency surgery at the Amiens-Picardie University Hospital will be included. A posteriori grading will be performed according to an institutionally recognised gradation. Each grade is subject to a theoretical maximum time for surgical management. The surgical waiting time and the waiting time exceeding the theoretical expected time of the gradation will be analysed.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years old. * Non-cardiac emergency surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patients * Emergency cardiac surgery * Patients under guardianship or curators * Pregnant women * Patients who object to their personal data being used in research
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80054, France
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