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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2022

Status quo after one year of COVID-19 pandemic in otolaryngological hospital-based departments and private practices in Germany.

Marcel Mayer, S Zellmer, J Zenk, C Arens, A Ebigbo, A Muzalyova, R Thoelken, M Jering, M Kahn, L P Breitling and 4 more

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on otolaryngologic practice.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marcel Mayer *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße. 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany. marcel.mayer@uk-augsburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9963-1109
S Zellmer *Department for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
J ZenkDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße. 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany.
C ArensDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Straße 44. 6, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
A EbigboDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
A MuzalyovaDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
R ThoelkenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße. 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany.
M JeringDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße. 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany.
M KahnDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
L P BreitlingDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
H MessmannDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
T DeitmerGerman Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Friedrich-Wilhelm Straße 2, 53113, Bonn, Germany.
B Junge-HülsingPractice for Otolaryngology, Josef-Jägerhuber-Straße 7, 82319, Starnberg, Germany.
C RömmeleDepartment for Internal Medicine III-Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
University Hospital Augsburg · DESt. Josef Krankenhaus · DEUniversity Hospital Magdeburg · DE

Funding

bayerisches staatsministerium für bildung und kultus, wissenschaft und kunst 152820012b-fast of the network of university medicine (num) 01KX2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems worldwide. Data on the impact on otolaryngological clinics and private practices is sparse. This study aimed to present data on healthcare worker (HCW) screening, status of HCW, pre-interventional testing, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the economic impact of the pandemic.

methodsOtolaryngological private practices and hospital-based departments were surveyed nationwide using an online questionnaire. Participating facilities were recruited via the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and the German Association for Otolaryngologists in Bavaria.

results365 private practices (2776 employees) and 65 hospitals (2333 employees) were included. Significantly more hospitals (68.7%) than practices (40.5%) performed pre-interventional testing in their outpatients (p < 0.00). Most inpatients were tested in practices and hospitals (100.0% and 95.0%; p = 0.08). HCW screening was performed in 73.7% of practices and in 77.3% of hospitals (p = 0.54). Significantly more HCW infections were reported in private practices (4.7%) than in hospital (3.6%; p = 0.03). The private or home environment was the most frequent source of infection among HCW in hospitals (44%) and practices (63%). The use of PPE increased over the course of the pandemic. The number of procedures and the revenue decreased in 2020.

conclusionThe rate of pre-interventional testing among outpatients in otolaryngological practices is low and HCW infections were found to be more frequent in practices than in hospitals. In addition, a high rate of infections in otolaryngological HCW seems to stem from the private or home environment.

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COVID-19OtolaryngologyPandemicsPrivate PracticeGermanyHealth PersonnelHome EnvironmentHospitalsHumansPersonal Protective EquipmentCOVID-19Healthcare workerLaryngoscopyOtolaryngologyPandemicPersonal protective equipmentPre-interventional testing

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PMID34297182
PMCPMC8298954
OpenAlexW3183507437

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