COVID-19 and mortality in surgical patients

The impact of COVID-19 infection on surgical mortality in Johannesburg, South Africa

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN97118839

Enrollment

438

Registered

2024-06-17

Start date

2023-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Surgical mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic Surgery

Interventions

The study involved the analysis of records of surgical patients who were admitted and died during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic from 01/03/2020 to 31/03/2020.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who were admitted to the surgical department and died in hospital during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients whose final diagnosis at death was not surgical

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The rate of occurrence of preventable mortalities among surgical patients who died during admission measured using data collected from medical records over 2 years from the 1st March 2020 to 31st March 2022	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Factors that contributed to preventable surgical mortalities measured using data collected from medical records over 2 years from the 1st March 2020 to 31st March 2022	—

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactThifhelimbilu Emmanuel Luvhengo

thifhelimbilu.luvhengo@wits.ac.za+27 (0)839952552

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026