Delivery of Protocolised Emergency Surgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic Based on Case Series
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COVID-19
- Sponsor
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Surgical morbidity in patients with COVID-19 infection and general surgical conditions
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All patients with emergency surgical conditions and tested positive for COVID-19 infection
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Surgical morbidity in patients with COVID-19 infection and general surgical conditions
Time Frame: Follow up 1 month