COVID-19 Pandemic and General Surgery Emergencies

NCT04686708 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Gulhane2020-258
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 750
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A retrospective analysis of emergency general surgical admissions during the first six months of the pandemic (from March 11 to September 11, 2020) and the same period in 2019, will be conducted.

Conditions

Emergencies

Keywords

COVID-19; emergency treatment; general surgery; pandemic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of general surgical emergencies

  The incidence of surgical emergencies (acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, bowel obstruction, incarcerated or strangulated hernia, ulcer perforation, diverticulitis, mesenteric ischemia, acute pancreatitis, abdominal trauma, and perianal abscess) admitted to the general surgery service in the first six months of the pandemic and in the same period in 2019 will be compared separately and together.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Complication rate

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Pre-pandemic period

Patients managed in the pre-pandemic period

Other: Emergency general surgical admissions

Pandemic period

Patients managed in the pandemic period

Other: Emergency general surgical admissions

Interventions

Emergency general surgical admissions OTHER

All emergency general surgical admissions are admitted initially to the emergency department and then referred to the general surgery department for further management (medical, interventional, or surgical approaches).

Pandemic period; Pre-pandemic period

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All consecutive patients admitted during the first six months of the pandemic and patients admitted during the same period in 2019 at the department of general surgery, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18 years and older
• Patients admitted during the first six months of the pandemic, from March 11 to September 11, 2020, and patients admitted during the same period in 2019

You may not qualify if:

• Patients younger than 18 years
• Patients positive for COVID-19
• Patients required elective surgery
• Patients re-operated because of a postoperative complication of an elective surgical procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gulhane Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 27, 2020
• First Posted: December 29, 2020
• Study Start: March 11, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 11, 2020
• Study Completion: September 11, 2020
• Last Updated: December 29, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)