Saudi Emergency Laparotomy Audit

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

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age14+

SponsorKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥14 years

Undergoing an emergency (E1-E4) laparotomy, laparoscopy, or laparoscopically-assisted abdominal operation

Procedures involving the stomach, small bowel, large bowel, or rectum for acute pathology (e.g., perforation, ischemia, abscess, bleeding, or obstruction)

Washout/evacuation of intra-peritoneal abscess or hematoma (excluding those secondary to appendicitis or cholecystitis)

Disqualifiers

Age <14 years

Elective laparotomy or laparoscopy

Diagnostic-only laparotomy or laparoscopy (unless abandoned due to inoperable disease)

Appendicectomy or cholecystectomy (including their complications), unless incidental to a more major non-elective gastrointestinal procedure

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Emergency Laparotomy

Treatment groups

10,000 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov