SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
• Interventions: Other: No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).

• Registration Number: NCT04368026
• Lead Sponsor: Jagiellonian University

Brief Summary

Importance: During COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to collect and analyze data concerning management of hospitals and wards in order to work out solutions for potential future crisis.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate how surgical wards in Poland are managing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, Setting and Participants: An anonymous, online survey was designed and published on the official website of The Association of Polish Surgeons. Data was collected between March the 30th and April the 6th of 2020. After data analysis responders were divided into two groups: Group 1 (responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital) and Group 2 (responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital). The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic.

Detailed Description

Main outcomes and Measures: Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of surgical wards during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on conducting surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-30
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-29
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-01
• Study Completion: 2020-12-01
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic, who granted an informed consent to participate in the study. .

Exclusion Criteria

• Retired surgeons, physicians and residents with non-surgical specializations, medical interns, medical students, other health-care professionals were excluded from this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 1	No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).	Responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital, which was transformed by Polish Ministry of Health during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic into institution designated only for SARS-CoV-2 patients, including those developing symptoms and quarantined.
Group 2	No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).	Responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of surgical wards during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on conducting surgery.	1 month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College; 🇵🇱 Cracovia, Małopolska, Poland