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NCT Number: NCT04815135

Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Emergency Surgery Practice

A retrospective study at a tertiary university hospital to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emergency surgery practice in the hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ibrahim Khrais

Amman, Please Select, 11831, Jordan

About this study

The investigators conducted a retrospective review of all the patients who were admitted to the surgical wards through the emergency department at the Jordan University Hospital in the periods from March 2020 to May 2020. The records were compared to those of the patients who were admitted in the same period from the year 2019.

Data collection includes the number of admissions, the reason for admission, the average of symptoms duration until admission, the age of the patients admitted, gender, type of management, and the average length of stay before discharging the patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients who were admitted to the surgical wards via the emergency department during the study periods

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

observational study

Other

Observational study, the study did not involve any interventions

Primary outcomes

  1. Average duration of sx prior to admission in hours

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. Type of management (surgical vs conservative)

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. Length of stays in Days

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. Level of care (ICU vs floor)

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ibrahim Khrais

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandamic On Emergency Surgery In A Tertiary Hospital In Jordan. A Cross Sectional Study

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 24, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 24, 2021

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