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ArticleRheumatology international2020

Rheumatologists' practice during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: a survey in Egypt.

Tamer A Gheita, Mohamed N Salem, Nahla N Eesa, Noha M Khalil, Nada M Gamal, Rasha Abdel Noor, Abdel Hafeez Moshrif, Rawhya El Shereef, Faten Ismail, Nermeen Noshy and 23 more

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Article in Rheumatology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 19 institutions in 2 countries.

Tamer A GheitaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. gheitamer@hotmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1155-9729
Mohamed N SalemRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9792-6189
Nahla N EesaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-3470
Noha M KhalilRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6414-0166
Nada M GamalRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Asyut, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-0024
Rasha Abdel NoorRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Tanta University, Gharbia, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3177-1583
Abdel Hafeez MoshrifRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Asyut, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7291-3616
Rawhya El ShereefRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1071-6358
Faten IsmailRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-4524
Nermeen NoshyRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-7558
Rasha M FawzyRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Kalubia, Benha, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-3144
Emad ElshebiniRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Menoufiya University, Menoufiya, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-747X
Iman KhalifaPediatric Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-6185
Hanan El SaadanyRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Gharbia, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-0994
Samar TharwatRheumatology Unit Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Dakahlia, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9892-2449
Amany El-NajjarRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Zagazig, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-0050
Yousra Abdel FattahRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5692-3483
Rehab SallamRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Dakahlia, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-0278
Amany S El-BahnasawyRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Dakahlia, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-774X
Ola GharbiaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Dakahlia, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-7148
Eman HassanRheumatology Unit Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Amira ElShanawanyRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Menoufiya, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8881-7290
Eman F MohamedRheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-9963
Soha SenaraRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7495-8535
Mervat IsmailRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7164-0652
Samah I NasefRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez-Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8875-2455
Ahmed M AbdallaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-7867
Dina ElessawiRheumatology Unit Internal Medicine Department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-4259
Samar M FawzyRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9314-3005
Esam Abu AlfadlRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2319-4122
Asmaa KhalifaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Nouran M AbazaRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-9444
ECR COVID19-Study Group
Cairo University · EGMansoura University · EGAin Shams University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGAlexandria University · EGBeni-Suef University · EGMenoufia University · EGMinia University · EGSohag University · EGAssiut University · EGBenha University · EGEgyptian Atomic Energy Authority · EGFayoum University · EGHelwan University · EGMedical University of Vienna · ATSuez Canal University · EGTanta University · EGTanta University Hospital · EGZagazig University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work is to trace how rheumatologists all over Egypt are approaching the COVID-19 pandemic and what changes it has brought about in the patients' care with special attention to its effect on vulnerable rheumatic disease (RD) patients. This survey further aims to help inform the rheumatology community about the changes in practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey included 26 questions distributed to University staff members across Egypt members of the Egyptian College of Rheumatology (ECR). It takes 5-10 min to fill out. The practice setting of participating rheumatologists included University Teaching Hospitals that are the main rheumatology and clinical immunology service providers for adults and children RD patients. There was an overall agreement across the country in the responses to the survey that took a median time of 7 min to fill in. Potential changes in rheumatology outpatient practice by staff members evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the university rheumatology staff members has prescribed chloroquine or HCQ to prevent or treat COVID-19 in a non-hospitalized patient who was not previously on it. Twenty-three recommended decrease/avoid NSAIDs if the RD patient had confirmed COVID-19 or symptoms. There is an agreement to the key emerging frontline role of rheumatologists in treating COVID-19. During the pandemic, RD cases requiring admission were dealt with by several modified strategies. The overall agreement among the different university rheumatology departments during such critical situation has provoked the ECR to consider providing provisional guidelines for dealing with RD patients during this global catastrophe.

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Ambulatory CareAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntirheumatic AgentsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentDeprescriptionsEgyptHumansHydroxychloroquinePandemicsPneumonia, ViralPractice Patterns, Physicians'Rheumatic DiseasesRheumatologistsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAntirheumatic AgentsHydroxychloroquineCOVID-19 pandemicEgyptian college of rheumatologyPracticeRheumatologistsSurvey

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PMID32710198
PMCPMC7380140
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