Study on Incidence of Elective Surgery Postponed During COVID-19 Pandemic in Geriatric Population
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Incidence of elective surgeries has postponed during COVID-19 pandemic in geriatric population
研究概览
简要总结
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. The hospital services include surgeries for benign diseases, cancer surgery and obstetric surgery. A study conducted by CovidSurg Collaborative estimated that 28,404,603 operations would be cancelled or postponed during the peak 12 weeks of disruption due to COVID-19. Globally, 81.7% of benign surgery, 37.7% of cancer surgery and 25.4% of elective Caesarean sections would be cancelled or postponed. If countries increase their normal surgical volume by 20% post-pandemic, it would take a median 45 weeks to clear the backlog of operations resulting from COVID-19 disruption. This study aims to estimate total number of elective operations postponed during COVID-19 in geriatric population.
详细描述
An audit study will be conducted among geriatric patients that are admitted for elective surgeries in University Malaya Medical center (UMMC). Patients who fulfil inclusion/ exclusion criteria will be recruited with consent and will have a face-to-face interview in the surgical ward prior to their elective surgeries.
Data collection in the form of a questionnaire designed in English and filled up by the research interviewer is created to document patient demography, surgical details and level of depression/ anxiety prior to surgery.
The primary objective of this study is to find incidence of elective surgeries has postponed during COVID-19 pandemic in geriatric population. This overarching aim raises two secondary objectives of the research:
- To find the incidents of cancer surgeries postponed during COVID-19 pandemic in geriatric population.
- To find the physical and psychological impact of postponed elective surgery in geriatric population during COVID-19 pandemic.
Random convenience sampling will be conducted. Data will be collected using REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) system and analyzed using SPSS software. Results will be presented as mean ± standard deviation, median or frequency (percentages) as appropriate. Mann-Whitney U test will be used for non-normally distributed data while t test will be used for normally distributed data. The qualitative data analysis will be performed using chi-square test or Fisher's exact test if insufficient numbers are present. A p value < 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Geriatric patients (aged 65 and above)
- •All elective surgeries under general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and ALA
排除标准
- •Refuse to participate in the study
- •Patients with cognitive disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease
结局指标
主要结局
Incidence of elective surgeries has postponed during COVID-19 pandemic in geriatric population
时间窗: June 2020 - October 2020
The frequencies of diagnosed surgical indication before pandemic but surgeries deferred until re-opening of full elective lists will be documented.
次要结局
- Incidence of cancer surgeries postponed during COVID-19 pandemic in geriatric population(June 2020 - December 2020)
- Physical and psychological impact of postponed elective surgery in geriatric population during COVID-19 pandemic(June 2020 - December 2020)
研究者
Dr Loh Pui San
Associate Professor
University of Malaya