Attitudes of Anesthesiology Specialists and Residents Toward Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A National Survey Study
Attitudes of Anesthesiology Specialists and Residents Toward Patients Infected with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A National Survey Study
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DOI：
10.1089/sur.2020.097
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发表时间：
2020-04-06
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2
通讯作者：
Arslan, Hatice Nilden
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作者：
Dost, Burhan;Koksal, Ersin;Arslan, Hatice Nilden
背景：2019年12月，新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）在中国武汉出现。本研究旨在评估土耳其麻醉专家和住院医师对COVID-19的知识，以及他们对需要在重症监护病房进行手术或随访的疑似/确诊COVID-19病例使用的策略和应用方法的态度，并提高对这一问题的认识。方法：本描述性研究包括在土耳其各卫生机构工作的麻醉学专家和住院医生。本研究中使用的数据是在2020年3月13日至2020年3月25日期间通过SurveyMonkey网站（SurveyMonkey, San Mateo， CA）通过调查表格在线获得的。我们通过社交媒体平台Twitter、LinkedIn和WhatsApp以及他们的电子邮件地址联系了土耳其麻醉学和复苏协会的成员，并邀请他们参与这项研究。同意参与的人对上述调查进行了回应。我们使用SPSS 22.0 （IBM, Armonk， NY）对调查数据进行统计分析。结果：共有346名麻醉专科医师和住院医师参与了本研究。虽然大多数参与者对气道管理表现出正确的态度，但观察到缺乏专业经验的研究助理犹豫不决或有做出错误决定的倾向。结论：新冠肺炎大流行正在全球迅速蔓延。COVID-19病例的发病率每天都在增加，这种疾病可导致患者死亡。麻醉专家和住院医师在重症监护病房以外的环境中对这些患者进行紧急手术时，应遵循简单易懂的算法，以确保安全。在医疗保健提供者与患者见面之前，为他们提供理论和实践培训将有助于确保患者-医疗保健提供者的安全，并防止恐慌，这可能会导致医疗保健提供者的痛苦。
Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge of anesthesiology specialists and residents in Turkey about COVID-19 and their attitudes toward the strategies and application methods to be used for a suspected/confirmed COVID-19 case that needs to be operated on or followed up in an intensive care unit, as well as to raise awareness about this issue.Methods: This descriptive study comprised anesthesiology specialists and residents working in various health institutions in Turkey. The data used in this study were obtained online between March 13, 2020 and March 25, 2020 through the website SurveyMonkey (SurveyMonkey, San Mateo, CA) by using a survey form. We contacted members of the Turkish Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Society through the social media platforms Twitter, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp, as well as through their e-mail addresses and invited them to participate in the study. Those who agreed to participate responded to the aforementioned survey. We used SPSS 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY) to analyze the survey data statistically.Results: A total of 346 anesthesiology specialists and residents participated in the study. Although the majority of the participants exhibited the correct attitudes toward airway management, research assistants with little professional experience were observed to be undecided or had the tendency to make incorrect decisions.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly worldwide. The incidence of COVID-19 cases is increasing daily, and this disease can cause patient death. Anesthesiology specialists and residents who perform emergency operations on these patients in settings other than intensive care units should follow simple and easy-to-understand algorithms to ensure safety. The provision of theoretical and practical training to healthcare providers before they meet patients will help ensure patient-healthcare provider safety and prevent panic, which can cause distress among healthcare providers.