Delivery of Protocolised Emergency Surgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Completed

• Conditions: Emergency Surgery; COVID-19

• Registration Number: NCT04450277
• Lead Sponsor: Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Brief Summary

Emergency general surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique set of considerations and challenges. Patients presenting with acute surgical conditions and concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher risk of mortality and morbidity. The investigators present their experience with COVID-19 positive patients presenting with acute surgical conditions and reviewed the implementation of a protocolized pathway to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 infection.

Detailed Description

All COVID-19 positive patients who presented to the acute general surgical service over a 2-month period were identified. Patient data including demographics, surgical diagnosis, mortality, morbidity and hospital length of stay was collected. Based on the investigators' early experience from the first patient, the investigators designed a protocolized institutional pathway which incorporated the risk of COVID-19 infection and urgency of operation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-31
• Study Completion: 2020-05-31
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-25
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients with emergency surgical conditions and tested positive for COVID-19 infection

Exclusion Criteria

• Nil

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical morbidity in patients with COVID-19 infection and general surgical conditions	Follow up 1 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore