Background: In Italy, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the entire healthcare system and required a huge re-organization of many Divisions, including those of Gastroenterology. Aims: to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Gastroenterology Divisions across Italy. Methods: All members of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE) were invited to answer a web- based survey. Results: Data of 121 hospitals from all 20 Italian regions were analyzed. Overall, 10.7% Gastroenterol- ogy Divisions have been converted to Covid Units. Outpatients consultations, endoscopic and ultrasound procedures were limited to urgencies and oncology indications in 85.1%, 96.2% and 72.2% of Units, respec- tively, and 46.7% of them suspended the screening for colorectal cancer. Moreover, 72.2% of the staffreceived a training for use of personal protective equipment, although 45.5% did not have sufficient devices for adequate replacement. Overall, 132 healthcare workers in 41 Gastroenterology Divisions were found to be infected. Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate, at a country level, the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on Gas- troenterology Divisions. Substantial changes of practice and reduction of procedures have been recorded in the entire country. The long-term impact of such modifications is difficult to estimate but potentially very risky for many digestive diseases.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastroenterology divisions in Italy. a national survey / Maida, M; Sferrazza, S; Savarino, E; Ricciardiello, L; Repici, A; Morisco, F; Furnari, M; Fuccio, L; Morreale, Gc; Vitello, A; Burra, P; Marchi, S; Annibale, B; Benedetti, A; Alvaro, D; Ianiro, G. - In: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. - ISSN 1590-8658. - 52:8(2020), pp. 808-815. [10.1016/j.dld.2020.05.017]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastroenterology divisions in Italy. a national survey
Sferrazza S;Annibale B;Alvaro D;Ianiro G
2020
Abstract
Background: In Italy, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the entire healthcare system and required a huge re-organization of many Divisions, including those of Gastroenterology. Aims: to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Gastroenterology Divisions across Italy. Methods: All members of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE) were invited to answer a web- based survey. Results: Data of 121 hospitals from all 20 Italian regions were analyzed. Overall, 10.7% Gastroenterol- ogy Divisions have been converted to Covid Units. Outpatients consultations, endoscopic and ultrasound procedures were limited to urgencies and oncology indications in 85.1%, 96.2% and 72.2% of Units, respec- tively, and 46.7% of them suspended the screening for colorectal cancer. Moreover, 72.2% of the staffreceived a training for use of personal protective equipment, although 45.5% did not have sufficient devices for adequate replacement. Overall, 132 healthcare workers in 41 Gastroenterology Divisions were found to be infected. Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate, at a country level, the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on Gas- troenterology Divisions. Substantial changes of practice and reduction of procedures have been recorded in the entire country. The long-term impact of such modifications is difficult to estimate but potentially very risky for many digestive diseases.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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