SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Surgery

NCT ID: NCT04368026

Last Updated: 2021-02-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-30

Study Completion Date

2020-12-01

Brief Summary

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Importance: During COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to collect and analyze data concerning management of hospitals and wards in order to work out solutions for potential future crisis.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate how surgical wards in Poland are managing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, Setting and Participants: An anonymous, online survey was designed and published on the official website of The Association of Polish Surgeons. Data was collected between March the 30th and April the 6th of 2020. After data analysis responders were divided into two groups: Group 1 (responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital) and Group 2 (responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital). The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic.

Detailed Description

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Main outcomes and Measures: Descriptive data on perceptions of current status of surgical wards during the pandemic and impact of the pandemic on conducting surgery.

Conditions

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Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Group 1

Responders currently working in a "COVID-19-dedicated" hospital, which was transformed by Polish Ministry of Health during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic into institution designated only for SARS-CoV-2 patients, including those developing symptoms and quarantined.

No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Group 2

Responders currently working in "non-COVID-19-dedicated" hospital.

No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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No intervention (survey study for medical doctors).

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The study group included Polish surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic, who granted an informed consent to participate in the study. .

Exclusion Criteria

* Retired surgeons, physicians and residents with non-surgical specializations, medical interns, medical students, other health-care professionals were excluded from this study
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jagiellonian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tomasz Stefura

Reasearch Associate, PhD student at 2nd Department of General Surgery, Principal Investigator, Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College

Krakow, MaƂopolska, Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

Other Identifiers

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1072.6120.103.2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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