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Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is not only affecting public health, but it is also impairing the specialized surgical care services in the hospitals. The present study aimed to assess the barriers faced by the surgeons while performing surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A...

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Autores principales: Majeed, Abdul, Hussain, Iltaf, Imran, Imran, Saleem, Muhammad Usman, Saeed, Hamid, Abrar, Muhammad Asad, Islam, Muhammad, Hashmi, Furqan K, Akbar, Muqarrab, Ramzan, Basit, Chaudhry, Muhammad Omer, Ashraf, Waseem, Rasool, Muhammad F
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Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776444
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S300008
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author Majeed, Abdul
Hussain, Iltaf
Imran, Imran
Saleem, Muhammad Usman
Saeed, Hamid
Abrar, Muhammad Asad
Islam, Muhammad
Hashmi, Furqan K
Akbar, Muqarrab
Ramzan, Basit
Chaudhry, Muhammad Omer
Ashraf, Waseem
Rasool, Muhammad F
author_facet Majeed, Abdul
Hussain, Iltaf
Imran, Imran
Saleem, Muhammad Usman
Saeed, Hamid
Abrar, Muhammad Asad
Islam, Muhammad
Hashmi, Furqan K
Akbar, Muqarrab
Ramzan, Basit
Chaudhry, Muhammad Omer
Ashraf, Waseem
Rasool, Muhammad F
author_sort Majeed, Abdul
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description BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is not only affecting public health, but it is also impairing the specialized surgical care services in the hospitals. The present study aimed to assess the barriers faced by the surgeons while performing surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted from September 10 to October 14, 2020. The study population consisted of surgeons practicing in Kpk, Pakistan. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: A total of 292, out of 543, surgeons participated in the study (response rate: 59.6%). The younger surgeons (25–30 years) considered the lack of policies and practices regarding exposure to COVID-19 patients as a significant barrier to their practice. The surgeons practicing in private hospitals considered themselves at a higher risk while providing surgical care to the COVID-19 patients. The non-cooperation of the patients was the main barrier in delivering surgical care services. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The current study highlighted the barriers to the surgeons while providing surgical care to patients in the current pandemic. The most pronounced barriers to the surgeons were the lack of policies regarding exposure to COVID-19 and practice and non-cooperation of the patient. To address these barriers, it is recommended that health regulatory agencies of Pakistan should implement strict infection control practices to ensure the safety of surgeons and allied healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling pubmed-79873132021-03-25 Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study Majeed, Abdul Hussain, Iltaf Imran, Imran Saleem, Muhammad Usman Saeed, Hamid Abrar, Muhammad Asad Islam, Muhammad Hashmi, Furqan K Akbar, Muqarrab Ramzan, Basit Chaudhry, Muhammad Omer Ashraf, Waseem Rasool, Muhammad F J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is not only affecting public health, but it is also impairing the specialized surgical care services in the hospitals. The present study aimed to assess the barriers faced by the surgeons while performing surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A cross-sectional, web-based survey was conducted from September 10 to October 14, 2020. The study population consisted of surgeons practicing in Kpk, Pakistan. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: A total of 292, out of 543, surgeons participated in the study (response rate: 59.6%). The younger surgeons (25–30 years) considered the lack of policies and practices regarding exposure to COVID-19 patients as a significant barrier to their practice. The surgeons practicing in private hospitals considered themselves at a higher risk while providing surgical care to the COVID-19 patients. The non-cooperation of the patients was the main barrier in delivering surgical care services. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The current study highlighted the barriers to the surgeons while providing surgical care to patients in the current pandemic. The most pronounced barriers to the surgeons were the lack of policies regarding exposure to COVID-19 and practice and non-cooperation of the patient. To address these barriers, it is recommended that health regulatory agencies of Pakistan should implement strict infection control practices to ensure the safety of surgeons and allied healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dove 2021-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7987313/ /pubmed/33776444 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S300008 Text en © 2021 Majeed et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Majeed, Abdul
Hussain, Iltaf
Imran, Imran
Saleem, Muhammad Usman
Saeed, Hamid
Abrar, Muhammad Asad
Islam, Muhammad
Hashmi, Furqan K
Akbar, Muqarrab
Ramzan, Basit
Chaudhry, Muhammad Omer
Ashraf, Waseem
Rasool, Muhammad F
Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Assessing Barriers Faced by Surgeons While Providing Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort assessing barriers faced by surgeons while providing surgical care during the covid-19 pandemic in pakistan: an online cross-sectional study
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776444
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S300008
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