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NCT Number: NCT04480515

Does COVID-19 Pandemic Reduce In-hospital Mortality?

COVID-19, which emerged in China in December 2019, has become a pandemic with its spread to many countries of the world. Although it is suggested that hospital admissions are reduced due to some reasons such as trauma, during COVID-19 pandemic, it is controversial whether in-hospital mortality rates changed. Therefore this multi-centered study aimed to determine how in-hospital mortality effected during the pandemic period according to the specific patient groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections In-hospital Cardiac Arrest 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

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

COVID-19, which emerged in China in December 2019, has become a pandemic with its spread to many countries of the world. Although it is suggested that hospital admissions are reduced due to some reasons such as trauma, during COVID-19 pandemic, it is controversial whether in-hospital mortality rates changed. Therefore this multi-centered study aimed to determine how in-hospital mortality effected during the pandemic period according to the specific patient groups. Thus, in case of a pandemic, it will be a guide in which patient groups healthcare providers should be more careful about.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Deaths, with all required data available, occurred within the study hospitals
  • centers Accepted to participate with an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • lack of consent
  • lack of data
  • deaths occurred outside the study hospitals

Treatment and study plan

in-hospital mortality rate

Other

In-hospital mortality rate during pandemic of 2020 will be compared with the in-hospital mortality rate of the last year's same time period

Primary outcomes

  1. In-hospital mortality

    Time frame: 4 months

    During the pandemic (March-July), deaths occurred in hospital will be evaluated.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jul 21, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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