National survey on the treatment of cholelitiasis in Spain during the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic

© 2020 AEC. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved..

Introduction: The extraordinary impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Spanish hospitals has led to a redistribution of resources for the treatment of these patients, with a decreased capacity of care for other common diseases. The aim of the present study is to analyse how this situation has affected the treatment of cholecystitis and cholelythiasis.

Methods: It is a descriptive national study after online voluntary distribution of a specific questionnaire with Google Drive™ to members of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC).

Results: We received 153 answers (one per hospital). Elective cholecystectomies have been cancelled in 96.7% of centres. Conservative treatment for acute cholecystitis has been selected in 90% (previously 18%), and if operated, 95% have been performed laparoscopically. Globally, only 49% perform preoperative diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, and 58.5% recognize there have been cases confirmed postoperatively after other surgeries, with worse surgical outcomes in 54%.

Conclusions: This survey shows that most of the Spanish centers are following the surgical societies suggestions during the pandemic. However, some data requires to be taken into account for the next phase of the pandemic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:99

Enthalten in:

Cirugia espanola - 99(2021), 5 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 346-353

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Encuesta nacional sobre el tratamiento de la colelitiasis en España durante la fase inicial de la pandemia por COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Ielpo, Benedetto [VerfasserIn]
Prieto, Mikel [VerfasserIn]
Ortega, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Balibrea, José María [VerfasserIn]
Rubio-Pérez, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Juvany, Montse [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Bravo, Miguel Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Ramia, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute cholecystitis
COVID-19
Cholelithiasis
English Abstract
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Survey

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.07.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371095646