Experience of Hospital Admission and Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Survey of IBD Patients.
J Gastrointest Surg
; 25(1): 282-286, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-743756
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the experience of surgery in IBD patients during the COVID pandemic.METHODS:
A survey was distributed among patients undergoing IBD-related surgeries from January 2020 to March 2020 via an online platform. The response was submitted anonymously.RESULTS:
A total of 78 patients responded to the survey. COVID-19 testing was conducted in 60 (76.9%) patients, and they were all tested negative. Emergent surgery was performed in 12 (15.4%) patients and postponed surgery in 18 (23.1%) patients. The surgical indications were mainly bowel obstruction (N = 21, 26.9%) and perianal abscess (N = 18, 23.1%). Postoperative complications were noted in 5.1% of cases, but no re-operation was required. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, 58 (74.4%) patients reported various levels of concern and anxiety for surgery.CONCLUSIONS:
Common surgical indications were for bowel obstruction and perianal abscess. Surgery can be postponed, but disease progression should be monitored closely and surgically intervened as needed. Most patients expressed anxiety resulting from the pandemic. The overall experience was satisfactory.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Digestive System Surgical Procedures
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Abscess
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COVID-19
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Hospitalization
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Intestinal Obstruction
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Intestinal Perforation
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Gastrointest Surg
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11605-020-04758-5
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