After a Covid-19 induced hiatus, AARMY are back with a new project; Globalsurg- CovidSurg Week. This is an international, observational cohort study which aims to determine the optimum timing for surgery following SARS-CoV2 infection. AARMY have had an excellent response from our trainee base and they will be working hard along with our surgical colleagues to roll-out this project across North, West and East Yorkshire.
Background and Premise
CovidSurg Week is a follow up to CovidSurg which examined the outcomes of surgery in patients with known Covid-19 infection. It found that 24% of such patients died within 30 days of surgery. Its main limitation was a lack of comparators during this time. The main recommendation was that thresholds for surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic should be higher than during normal practice, particularly in men aged 70 years and older.
CovidSurg Week aims to determine what factors predict increased risk for surgical patients and define more clearly where the threshold for surgery should be set. With the pandemic showing no signs of abating over the winter months, it is clear we must find a way to continue to provide surgery for those who need it in as safe a way as possible.
Participating Hospitals
| Site | Principle Investigator | Site Lead | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (Grimsby) | Dr A. Mitra | Dr Claudia Dyball | Dr Stephen McAleer |
| Leeds General Infirmary | Prof S. Howell | Dr Sophie Earl | Dr Priya Shankar Dr Alexander Spyridouli Dr James Wright Dr Raquel Duarte |
| Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | Dr M. Beadle | Dr Sean Howells | Dr Pete Davies Dr Laura Deacon Dr Michael Biggs Dr Phillipa Beesley Dr Megan Oldbury |
| Harrogate District Hospital | Dr. A Kant | Dr Matthew Wright | Dr Ollie Cohen Dr Chris I’Anson |
| Hull Royal Infirmary | Dr. J Howes | Dr Sameera Khaliq | Dr Abiraimi Kannipian Dr Dwarakesh Thalamati Dr Ali Cairns Dr Andy Quinn Dr Alice Ball Dr Andrew Parrish Dr Mithila Govindaraju Dr Gautam Modak Dr Sandhya Od |
| York Hospital | Dr. K Henderson | Dr Alexandra Hamshere | Dr Nelson Kamali Dr Rebecca Ireson Dr Radu Chirvasuta Dr Barbara Ribeiro Dr Mohamed Ashiq Dr Alistair Savage Dr Paul Swift Dr Abigail Lau |
AARMY would like to thank those participating for their enthusiasm and organisational skills during the delivery of this project. Thanks also to Bradford and Pinderfields Hospitals who are unable to run the project due to Covid pressures.
For more information, visit https://globalsurg.org/covidsurg/
