ArticleEthiopian journal of health sciences2022
Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Volume: Single-Center Experience from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Uptake of reproductive, maternal and child health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: A mixed methods study.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services for HIV Prevention, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Household Readiness to Care for Mild and Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases at Home, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
- Burnout among Emergency Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic at Hail Governmental Hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruptions to surgical-care delivery mainly due to diversion of available resources from surgical to COVID-19 care, reduced flow of patients, supply-chain interruptions and social distancing and restriction measures. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of the pandemic on surgical volume in our hospital.
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was done at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. A 2- year data was collected from March 2019 up to March 2021 from the operation theatre registration books. The data registry at the admission records office was also reviewed to extract the number pf patients on the elective surgery waiting list. Data were recorded, analyzed and reported using SPSS software package 26.
resultsThe findings showed that there was a significant drop in surgical volume during the COVID-19 era. Surgical volume has dropped by 19% for emergency and by 32% for elective surgeries. COVID-19 test positivity of patients was identified as the single most important reason for elective operation cancellation during the first wave of the pandemic, contributing to as high as 85% of the reasons.
conclusionThe outcome of our study showed that COVID-19 has adversely affected elective and emergency surgical volume in our institution. This has also led to a dramatic increase in the surgical waiting list load. We recommend immediate surgical systems strengthening measures to re-build the surgical care ecosystem significantly affected by COVID-19. Surgical and anesthesia systems strengthening should be an integral part of pandemic preparedness and management.
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