Epidemiology of Perioperative Care in Sweden

NCT05560815 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Sweden tracker

Sponsor

Linkoeping University

Phase

Observational

Started

2022-01-01

Last updated

2026-08-26

Condition(s) studied

Surgery

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Any surgical procedure

Any surgical procedure: Might differ for substudies.

Study summary

The Epidemiology of Perioperative Care in Sweden (EPeCS) study is a registry-based, retrospective extensive analysis of the whole adult (≥18 years) surgical population in Sweden during six full years, 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2020. Patients are retrieved from the Swedish Perioperative Registry (SPOR) which has full national coverage of public healthcare.

The study aspire to integrate pre-, peri- and postoperative components of the whole perioperative process as well as process, patient, anaesthesia and surgical factors. This allows for careful risk-adjustment and is a major strength of the project. This will require cross-matching data from several national quality registries.

EPeCS will serve as a database to be used as the foundation for several substudies that are to be conducted (10 at the present moment). Specific study focuses and aims are described in the "Detailed Description" section below.

The present study aims to provide a comprehensive audit of the surgical population in Sweden, and to identify factors that are of importance for outcome. The investigators aim to identify factors that will allow a better prediction of outcome, if they are modifiable, and if they are different for different lengths of follow-up. The ultimate goal is to provide hypotheses for directed therapies (eg. different types of anaesthesia), processes (eg. designated around-the-clock hip-fracture surgical teams), postoperative care (eg. extended PACU care instead of intensive care) in order to decrease suffering and increase cost-efficacy in Swedish healthcare.

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Min age

18 Years

Max age

—

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: * Underwent any surgical procedure in Sweden during the time period 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2020 * Registered in the Swedish Perioperative Registry (SPOR) * ≥18 years of age * Swedish social security number (to enable follow-up) Exclusion Criteria: * incorrect social security number * incomplete mortality data * the patient has chosen to opt-out of the register The first two exclusion criteria are applied because they prevent correct follow-up of the primary outcome measure (mortality)

Primary outcome measure(s)

30-day mortality — Mortality up to 30 days post-surgery
all cause
90-day mortality — Mortality up to 90 days post-surgery
all cause
One-year mortality — Mortality up to one year post-surgery
all cause
Two-year mortality — Mortality up to two years post-surgery
all cause
Survival at longest follow-up — Longest possible follow-up post-surgery
Survival rate through study completion, an average of 3 years

Trial sites (1)

Facility	City	Region	Status
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Linkoeping University Hospital	Linköping	Östergötland County

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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