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dc.contributor.author | Grishina, Anna | - |
dc.contributor.author | Link, Fabian | - |
dc.contributor.author | Arend, Arne | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kleemann, Florentine | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tober-Lau, Pinkus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Andree, Dominik | - |
dc.contributor.author | Münn, Friederike | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gruendl, Magdalena | - |
dc.contributor.author | Quante, Markus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lederhuber, Hans | - |
dc.contributor.author | Albertsmeier, Markus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Struller, Florian | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grützmann, Robert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Königsrainer, Alfred | - |
dc.contributor.author | Löffler, Markus W. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-18T11:57:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-18T11:57:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/87845 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/85892 | - |
dc.description.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. | eng |
dc.description.sponsorship | Publikationsfonds MLU | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject.ddc | 610 | - |
dc.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 | eng |
dc.type | Article | - |
local.versionType | publishedVersion | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle | Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.volume | 134 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.pagestart | 361 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.pageend | 370 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.publishername | Springer | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherplace | Wien | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.doi | 10.1007/s00508-021-02000-z | - |
local.openaccess | true | - |
local.accessrights.dnb | free | - |
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