Emergencies
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
OTHERObservational study
Observational study, the study did not involve any interventions
Sponsors
Ibrahim Khrais
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All patients who were admitted to the surgical wards via the emergency department during the study periods
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average duration of sx prior to admission in hours | 1 year |
| Type of management (surgical vs conservative) | 1 year |
| Length of stays in Days | 1 year |
| Level of care (ICU vs floor) | 1 year |
Countries
Jordan
Outcome results
None listed