Impact of Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19 on Hospital Surgical Care Services and Clinical Outcomes

Impact of Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19 on Hospital Surgical Care Services and Clinical Outcomes

This study aims to look at the impact on patient outcomes arising from measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information and knowledge from this study will be useful for the management and allocation of hospital resources and patients in tne event of a disease outbreak.

Inclusion Criteria:

• This study involves the extraction of patient records from the enterprise dataware house. As such, we do not stipulate the age limits.

• Patients who had the following surgeries during over the period of 1 Jan 2017 to 31 December 2020

• From the identified surgical procedure type or the following cancer-related procedures:

  1. Breast
  2. Colon
  3. Liver
  4. Rectum

• Selected non-cancer surgeries:

  1. Abdominal Wall
  2. Gallbladder

• Patients from SGH and its related institute NCC

• Only local Singapore Citizens

Exclusion Criteria:

• No exclusion criteria