Delivery of Protocolised Emergency Surgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Emergency general surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique set of considerations and challenges. Patients presenting with acute surgical conditions and concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher risk of mortality and morbidity. The investigators present their experience with COVID-19 positive patients presenting with acute surgical conditions and reviewed the implementation of a protocolized pathway to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 infection.

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Emergency Surgery Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Singapore, 768828

About this study

All COVID-19 positive patients who presented to the acute general surgical service over a 2-month period were identified. Patient data including demographics, surgical diagnosis, mortality, morbidity and hospital length of stay was collected. Based on the investigators' early experience from the first patient, the investigators designed a protocolized institutional pathway which incorporated the risk of COVID-19 infection and urgency of operation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All patients with emergency surgical conditions and tested positive for COVID-19 infection

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Emergency surgery

Procedure

Emergency surgery vs conservative management

Primary outcomes

Surgical morbidity in patients with COVID-19 infection and general surgical conditions

Time frame: Follow up 1 month

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Delivery of Protocolised Emergency Surgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic Based on Case Series

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Jun 29, 2020
Registry last updated: Jul 7, 2020

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