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ArticleJournal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery2022

One year of COVID-19 pandemic: Health care workers' infection rates and economical burden in medical facilities for oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Ella Bachmann, Stephan Zellmer, Maria Kahn, Anna Muzalyova, Alanna Ebigbo, Bilal Al-Nawas, Thomas Ziebart, Axel Meisgeier, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Fabian Eckstein and 3 more

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Article in Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial 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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Ella BachmannDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany. Electronic address: ella.bachmann@uk-augsburg.de.
Stephan ZellmerDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Maria KahnDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Anna MuzalyovaDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Alanna EbigboDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Bilal Al-NawasDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Thomas ZiebartDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Marburg UKGM GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Axel MeisgeierDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Marburg UKGM GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Claudia Traidl-HoffmannDepartment of Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Neusäßer Straße 47, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Fabian EcksteinDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Helmut MessmannDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
Tilo SchlittenbauerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße 6, 86179, Augsburg, Germany.
Christoph RömmeleDepartment of Internal Medicine III - Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstraße 2, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to create an overview on the COVID-associated burdens faced by the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) workforce during 1 year of the pandemic. OMS hospitals and private practices nationwide were surveyed regarding health care worker (HCW) screening, infection status, pre-interventional testing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and economic impact. Participants were recruited via the German Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. A total of 11 hospitals (416 employees) and 55 private practices (744 employees) participated. The HCW infection rate was significantly higher in private practices than in clinics (4.7% vs. 1.4%, p<0.01), although most infections in HCW occurred in private environment (hospitals 88.2%, private practice 66.7%). Pre-interventional testing was performed significantly less for outpatients in private practices than in hospitals (90.7% vs. 36.4%, p<0.01). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used significantly more for inpatients in hospitals than in private practices (100.0% vs. 27.3%, p<0.01). FFP2/3 use rose significantly in hospitals (0% in second quarter vs. 46% in fourth quarter, p<0.05) and private practices (15% in second quarter vs. 38% in fourth quarter, p<0.01). The decrease in procedures (≤50%) was significantly higher in hospitals than in private practices (90.9% vs. 40.0%, p<0.01). Despite higher infection rates in private practices, declining procedures and revenue affected hospitals more. Future COVID-related measures must adjust the infrastructure especially for hospitals to prevent further straining of staff and finances.

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COVID-19Surgery, OralHealth PersonnelHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2AerosolCOVID-19Healthcare workersOral and maxillofacial surgeryPersonal protective equipmentPre-interventional testing

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PMID36402637
PMCPMC9637287

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