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Title: | A survey among physicians in surgery and anesthesiology departments after the first surge of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Germany : preparing for further challenges ahead |
Author(s): | Grishina, Anna Link, Fabian Arend, Arne Kleemann, Florentine Tober-Lau, Pinkus Andree, Dominik Münn, Friederike Gruendl, Magdalena Quante, Markus Lederhuber, Hans Albertsmeier, Markus Struller, Florian Grützmann, Robert Königsrainer, Alfred Löffler, Markus W. |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Abstract: | Background: The SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic has extensively challenged healthcare systems all over the world. Many elective operations were postponed or cancelled, changing priorities and workflows in surgery departments. Aims: The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the workload and psychosocial burden of surgeons and anesthesiologists, working in German hospitals during the first wave of SARS-CoV‑2 infections in 2020. Methods: Quantitative online survey on the workplace situation including psychosocial and work-related stress factors among resident and board-certified surgeons and anesthesiologists. Physicians in German hospitals across all levels of healthcare were contacted via departments, professional associations and social media posts. Results: Among 154 total study participants, 54% of respondents stated a lack of personal protective equipment in their own wards and 56% reported increased staff shortages since the onset of the pandemic. While routine practice was reported as fully resumed in 71% of surgery departments at the time of the survey, work-related dissatisfaction among responding surgeons and anesthesiologists increased from 24% before the pandemic to 36% after the first wave of infections. As a countermeasure, 94% of participants deemed the establishment of action plans to increase pandemic preparedness and strengthening German public health systems a useful measure to respond to current challenges. Conclusion: The aftermath of the first wave of SARS-CoV‑2 infections in Germany has left the surgical staff strained, despite temporarily decreased workloads. Overall, a critical review of the altered conditions is indispensable to identify and promote effective solutions and prudent action plans required to address imminent challenges. |
URI: | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/87845 http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/85892 |
Open Access: | Open access publication |
License: | (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
Sponsor/Funder: | Publikationsfonds MLU |
Journal Title: | Wiener klinische Wochenschrift |
Publisher: | Springer |
Publisher Place: | Wien |
Volume: | 134 |
Original Publication: | 10.1007/s00508-021-02000-z |
Page Start: | 361 |
Page End: | 370 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Publikationen der MLU |
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