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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 group (COVID19 group) | Patients who were admitted to the surgical ward via the emergency department during the lockdown period due to the COVID19 pandemic |
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| 2019 group (pre COVID19 group) | Patients who were admitted to the surgical ward via the emergency department during the similar period in 2019 |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observational study | Other | Observational study, the study did not involve any interventions |
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| Measure | Description | 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 |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients who were admitted to the surgical wards via the emergency department at our institution.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Khrais | Amman | Please Select | 11831 | Jordan |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004630 | Emergencies |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019370 | Observation |
| ID | Term |
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| D008722 | Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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