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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 27 May 2013
Main ID:  NTR1943
Date of registration: 10/08/2009
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Surgery
Public title: A surgical safety checklist to reduce complications.
Scientific title: The SURgical PAtient Safety System. - SURPASS
Date of first enrolment: 1/7/2007
Target sample size: 7500
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=1943
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: No; Masking: [default]; Control: [default]; Group: Factorial; Type: Single arm  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.A.  Boermeester
Address:  Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Meibergdreef 9, G4-132.1, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Meibergdreef 9, G4-132.1 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31-20-5662666
Email: m.a.boermeester@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.A.  Boermeester
Address:  Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Meibergdreef 9, G4-132.1, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Meibergdreef 9, G4-132.1 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31-20-5662666
Email: m.a.boermeester@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients undergoing general surgery.
Exclusion criteria: 1. Discharge within 24 hours;

2. Discharge without having undergone surgery.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Avoidable harm, Surgery patient safety, Checklist

Intervention(s)
Implementation of the checklist.
Primary Outcome(s)
Complication rates.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Complication outcomes.
Secondary ID(s)
None
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Quality Assurance & Process Innovation
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Quality Assurance & Process Innovation
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