Saudi Emergency Laparotomy Audit

Sponsor
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Study ID
NCT07429929
Status
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Conditions

  • Abdominal Diseases
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Intestinal Ischemia
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus
  • Intestinal Perforation
  • Laparotomy
  • Laparotomy Surgery
  • Mortality
  • Peritonitis Bacterial
  • Peritonitis Caused by Perforated Left-sided Colon Diverticulitis
  • Peritonitis Infectious
  • Peritonitis Infectious, Gastrointestinal Perforation, Surgical Infection, Postoperative Complications
  • Postoperative Complications After Gastrointestinal Operations
  • Sepsis
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Emergency Laparotomy — PROCEDURE
    Emergency laparotomy performed as part of routine clinical care for acute intra-abdominal surgical conditions. This audit observes outcomes following emergency laparotomy without altering standard perioperative management, with data collected retrospectively from existing clinical records.

Study Details

The Saudi Emergency Laparotomy Audit (SELA) is a national, multicenter observational clinical audit designed to evaluate outcomes and quality of care for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy in Saudi Arabia. The audit will collect standardized data on patient characteristics, comorbidities, perioperative processes, and postoperative outcomes through a retrospective baseline phase followed by a prospective registry phase. SELA aims to establish national benchmarks, assess applicability of international risk models, support development of a Saudi-specific risk prediction tool, and drive quality improvement through systematic feedback and benchmarking across participating hospitals.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 24, 2026
Start date
Jun 1, 2026
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
10,000 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Emergency Laparotomy Cohort
    This cohort includes all eligible patients undergoing emergency laparotomy at participating hospitals during the defined retrospective audit period. Patients are identified through hospital records and include non-elective abdominal surgical procedures performed for acute intra-abdominal pathology, with data collected retrospectively from routinely documented clinical, operative, and postoperative records.

Primary Outcome Measure

30-day all-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 30 days following the date of emergency laparotomy ]

Central Contacts

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