Appendicitis in COVID-19 era
Completed
- Conditions
- Effects of COVID-19 on acute appendicitisacute appendicitis, complicated appendicitis, complication, corona virus 2019, COVID-19
- Registration Number
- TCTR20220615001
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1025
Inclusion Criteria
1. adult patient (age at least 18-year-old)
2. diagnosis of acute appendicitis by International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problem 10th Revision (code: K35-37)
3. admitted to Thammasat University Hospital ward
Exclusion Criteria
unable to collect data from medical record or missing medical records
patient denied the treatment
patient with elective appendectomy
patient with chronic appendicitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incident of complicated appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic compare to pre-COVID-19 pandemic inta-operative finding or imaging finding relative risk
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method compare of complications rate, length of hospital stay, time to surgery, and cost discharge time relative risk