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TRACE II: Outcome in patients undergoing postponed elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Funded by Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)
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Grant number: 1.043E+13

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2023

  • Funder

    Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)

  • Principal Investigator

    dr. D de Korte-de Boer

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    Maastricht University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Controlled Clinical Trial

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Background During the corona crisis, many planned operations were postponed and waiting times increased. This project investigated whether postponing operations has consequences for health and recovery. In 7 different hospitals, patients were asked to complete questionnaires and medical information was collected about their recovery after surgery. These data were compared to a control group from a similar 2019 study (TRACE I). First results: Patients with a delayed operation were less fit just before the operation and had a lower quality of life than the control group. After the operation, the number of patients with a serious problem or death was the same as the control group. However, the quality of life remained lower up to 30 days after the operation. The results of this study may help in future planning of surgical care in the event of a crisis situation.