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Surgical Management During the Era of COVID-19

NCT04911868 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 6846

Last updated 2021-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In Lower middle-income countries (LMICs) like Pakistan with limited health care facilities the gravity of COVID 19 is severe. Effective management and implementation of processes and planning is imperative. In surgical procedures additional time is required to prepare for surgery in a suspected/confirmed case of COVID-19 in daily routines regardless of whether surgery would happen. Therefore, for effective management of surgical procedures the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan has established a COVID testing algorithm for effective management of the surgical patients.

The objectives of the study are

1. To evaluate the outcomes of COVID testing algorithm established for surgery patients presenting to Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
2. To compare the outcomes among patients who underwent elective versus emergency surgery.

Conditions

  • COVID 19

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-10-31
Completion
2021-05-01

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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