Effect Not Imposing COVID-19 Testing Prior to Elective Cataract Surgery

January 29, 2022 updated by: Khaled Abdelazeem, Assiut University

The Implications of Not Imposing COVID-19 Testing on Patients Prior to Elective Cataract Surgery

The world health organization declared corona virus disease (COVID19) a pandemic since march 2020. Since then the future landscape of medical practices and procedures is being heavily shaped by the emergence of this pandemic. COVID 19 testing has already standardized within the medical field as doctors wearing scrubs or fitness examination before operation. We are now more than 2 years into COVID-19 pandemic with more than 6 effective vaccines available in the market for public to boost and build up their immunity against the virus. Every 3 to 4 months we hear about a new strain and another wave of the virus attacking the world, therefore healthcare institutions face enormous challenges in balancing patients' needs and simultaneous safety to health care workers.

The Indian council of medical research in June 2020 proposed that testing for Covid-19 for asymptomatic patients coming for elective surgeries should be performed for neurosurgery, ear nose, and throat (ENT) surgery, dental procedures, etc. and for non-surgical interventions like bronchoscopy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and dialysis. A role of preoperative testing of Covid-19 for every patient is still controversial especially in asymptomatic healthy patients with not known exposure to a COVID positive patient.

Most patients attending eye out patient department (EOPD) are aged 65y and older are considered at a higher risk for worse outcome in case of COVID-19 infection. Therefore a rethink of a cataract surgery pathway should include preoperative perioperative and postoperative care in order to maintain safety conditions for patients and for healthcare staff.

COVID-19 can infect anyone and result in transmission of infection before the patient become symptomatic or even without ever developing symptoms. Therefore preoperative screening of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery should be considered.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Assiut, Egypt, 71515
        • Faculty of medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Asymptomatic adult undergoing cataract surgery

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Asymptomatic adult undergoing cataract surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic patients (fever, cough lethargy malaise , headache, and aches, sore throat and diarrhoea

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To identify +ve or -ve COVID patient
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assiut University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 29, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

January 29, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

February 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 1, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17300720

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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