Complicated Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan

Completed

• Conditions: COVID-19; Complicated Appendicitis
• Interventions: Other: Observational Study

• Registration Number: NCT05375058
• Lead Sponsor: Jordan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Comparing the incidence of complicated appendicitis between two groups, the pandemic and pre-pandemic groups.

Detailed Description

The investigators have retrospectively investigated data on acute appendicitis cases. Two groups were established, the first group was the pandemic group, which included patients who presented to the hospital during the period of acute restrictions and shutdowns extending from the 17th of March to the 6th of June 2020, and the pre-pandemic group which represents the same period in the previous year, the aim was to assess the incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan University Hospital

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-03-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-28
• Study Completion: 2020-12-28
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 257

Inclusion Criteria

• Any patient that presented with appendicitis and underwent an appendectomy at the university of Jordan hospital during the specified time periods (March 2019-December 2020)

Exclusion Criteria

• Incomplete data record.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pandemic group (2020)	Observational Study	includes patients who presented to the hospital during the period of acute restrictions and shutdowns extending from the 17th of March to the 6th of June 2020

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of postoperative complications	Up to 2 years	To determine if there were any complications, this was detected by reviewing the histopathology report

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Type of operation (open or laparoscopic)	Up to 2 years	We reported what type of operation the patient underwent to treat appendicitis.
Length of in-hospital stay	Up to 2 years	How many days did the patient spend in the hospital until discharged.
Imaging method used for diagnosis (CT or US)	Up to 2 years	How was appendicitis diagnosed, either by using Computed Tomography (CT) Scan or Ultrasound.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jordan University Hospital; 🇯🇴 Amman, Jordan