Impact & Burden of Postponing Elective Surgeries

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Overall, little is known about the effects and burdens of postponed operations in patients with urological diseases. To investigate the consequences and develop possible strategies for overcoming these challenges, the investigators would like to evaluate the influence of operation shifts in more detail.

Clinical Trial Description

Medical care in Austria is struggling with staff shortages and consecutive OR (operating room) closures. The current development seems to be the result of problems that have been postponed for a long time to be accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The introduction of COVID-19 vaccination and the establishment of protective measures and handling standards with infected patients made it possible to return to the regular operation. However, there is currently no noticeable improvement in the overall situation. The increasing shortage of nursing care in Austria is an increasingly urgent reason for this that affects all hospitals and care facilities. By prioritizing oncological interventions and an "oncology first" strategy at least oncological interventions and emergency interventions are performed on time. However, just looking at the waiting times for oncological interventions does not provide sufficient information of the current overall situation. The impairment for Patients with non-oncological diseases have received little attention so far given. Postponing elective surgery in patients with functional urological diseases (e.g. benign prostatic hyperplasia) can have a long-term impact on patient health and also means shifting their Surgery Burden and the stress for the patient. An American Study observed a decrease in prostate cancer diagnoses and an increase in diagnostic delays and postponements of treatments due to the pandemic, which led to greater stress and uncertainty in the affected patients. The primary goal of this study is to record the burden on patients caused by the postponement of their surgery (mentally, physically). Secondary outcomes include complication rates from postponement of surgery, effects on employment, awareness of the current situation (lack of care), state of health of patients upon admission to elective surgery. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06067373
Study type	Observational
Source	Medical University of Graz
Contact	Marianne Leitsmann, Ass.-Prof., MD
Phone	+43 316 385 81582
Email	marianne.leitsmann@medunigraz.at
Status	Recruiting
Phase
Start date	August 1, 2023
Completion date	December 31, 2024

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Impact and Burden of Postponing Elective Surgeries

Clinical Trial Summary

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