ArticleEuropean surgery : ACA : Acta chirurgica Austriaca2021
General surgeons' attitudes towards COVID-19: A national survey during the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak.
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 global pandemic left the unprepared health care systems struggling to mount a measured response. This gave rise to important questions about surgeons' attitude towards surgical practice and the level of preparation at work.
methodsCross-sectional web-based national survey distributed to general surgeons by e‑mail over a period of 7 days.
resultsAmong 304 responders, 42.6% were working in the hospital with COVID-19 patients. Three quarters of all surgeons (74.5%) were afraid of contracting the disease. While 42% expressed a fear for their own life while caring for COVID-19 patients, 90.1% were afraid of transmitting the disease to family members. The average reported level of PPE provided at the workplace was significantly higher among the group which was not afraid of contracting COVID-19 than among the group afraid of contracting COVID-19 (4.0 vs. 3.12,
conclusionA high proportion of surgeons admitted being afraid of working during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had various implications for their attitude towards surgical practice. Protecting health care workers is an important component of public health measures for addressing the epidemic.
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