Heart failure and how patients fare after surgery, using national records
Looks at heart failure and its link to deaths after surgery.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Heart Failure and Postoperative Outcome in Surgery - a National Registry Study
Key facts
- Where
- Luleå and Umeå, SwedenSee the 2 sites
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial looks at adults who had surgery in Sweden between 1 Jan 2021 and 31 Dec 2024. It compares how often heart failure occurs and how patients with and without it do after surgery.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Earlier treatment
- Had surgery in Sweden between 1 Jan 2021 and 31 Dec 2024, recorded in the SPOR registry
Main reasons for not taking part
- ASA 6 (deceased patient, organ donation)
- Cardiac surgery
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in Sweden
- Region Norrbotten, department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sunderby HospitalLuleå, SwedenNo longer taking part
- Institution for Diagnostic and Intervention, dep of Anestesiology and Intensive careUmeå, SwedenNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Umeå University
- Trial code
- NCT07634822
- Record updated
- 9 June 2026
- Original description
The study is an exploratory study that aims to explore the incidence of heart failure in a national surgical cohort, and to compare postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients with and without heart failure. Furthermore, we want to investigate differences in the incidence of heart failure and its impact on postoperative morbidity and mortality in day surgery compared to inpatient surgery.Read full original descriptionShow less
Incidence of Heart Failure and Its Association With Postoperative Mortality in Surgery - a National Registry Study
The study is an exploratory study that aims to explore the incidence of heart failure in a national surgical cohort, and to compare postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients with and without heart failure. Furthermore, we want to investigate differences in the incidence of heart failure and its impact on postoperative morbidity and mortality in day surgery compared to inpatient surgery.
Inclusion: ≥18 years of age who underwent surgery in Sweden between 1 Jan 2021-31 Dec 2024 and SPOR registered operation.
Exclusion: Cardiac surgery; ASA 6 (deceased patient, organ donation).