The Change of Clinical Features and Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Pressure Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study

Completed

• Conditions: Pressure Injury; COVID-19

• Registration Number: NCT05409170
• Lead Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably and negatively affected numerous lives and economies worldwide; specifically, it has led to delays in seeking medical treatment among many people \[1-3\]. Delaying or avoiding seeking medical advice can result in worsened symptoms, delayed evaluation, and treatment complications \[4-7\]. Moreover, the pandemic has significantly impacted health-care systems, leading to numerous issues including shortages of medical staff, beds, equipment, medicines, and isolation facilities. The concern of cross-contamination-where COVID-19 may spread within wards unknowingly-has also increased the emotional burden among health-care workers \[8-10\].

Pressure injury (PI) is a common health issue particularly among older people who have physical limitations or are bedridden. PI management often requires a long-term individualized plan. Failure to implement this strategy may influence the quality of life and may cause wound-related psychosocial issues (e.g., low self-esteem), increase health-care expenditures, and shorten survival among the patients \[11\]. Moreover, long-term PIs are prone to infection and bleeding, which may lead to sepsis or anemia \[12-14\].

The current study explored whether COVID-19 pandemic-related changes affected the characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with PIs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion: 2022-05-31
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 213

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients who received debridement or flap-reconstruction surgery for Pressure injury at Wan Fang Hospital from January 2016 to December 2021.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who underwent debridement or flap-reconstruction surgery across the pre-COVID and COVID periods were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
flap surgery outcomes	from January 2016 to December 2021	complete wound healing, major and minor complications, and recurrence.