Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on respiratory care in Japan: A nationwide survey by the Japanese Respiratory Society.
Respir Investig
; 60(5): 640-646, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1867719
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide since 2020, placing a huge burden on medical facilities. In the field of respiratory medicine, there has been a decrease in the number of patients. While many pulmonologists have been receiving patients with COVID-19, the actual effects on respiratory care have not been elucidated. Therefore, we conducted this study to clarify the effects of COVID-19 on medical care in the field of respiratory medicine.METHODS:
We conducted a questionnaire survey among 749 hospitals belonging to the Board-Certified Member system of the Japanese Respiratory Society on the effects of COVID-19 from November 2021.RESULTS:
Responses were obtained from 170 hospitals (23%), in approximately 70% of which the respiratory medicine department was the main department involved in managing COVID-19. The number of spirometry and bronchoscopy tests decreased by 25% and 15%, respectively, and the number of both outpatients and inpatients decreased in 93% of hospitals. Among respiratory diseases, the number of patients hospitalized for usual pneumonia, bronchial asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease decreased greatly by 30%-45%. In 62% of hospitals, the biggest effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was the greater burden in terms of the clinical workload due to COVID-19.CONCLUSIONS:
Although the number of tests and non-COVID-19 outpatients and inpatients decreased in respiratory medicine departments during the COVID-19 pandemic, the workload increased due to COVID-19, resulting in a great increase in the clinical burden.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Respir Investig
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.resinv.2022.04.011
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