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ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2023

Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Vaccination Period on Gastroenterology Practice in Turkey.

Zeynep Gök Sargın, İbrahimhalil Düşünceli, Ümüt Çelik

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Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zeynep Gök SargınDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
İbrahimhalil DüşünceliDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Ümüt ÇelikDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Bülent Ecevit University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe sudden and intense burden due to the novel coronavirus (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has changed the priority of many health services. The highly contagious new variants and vaccination services have greatly impacted the daily practice of gastroenterologists. In the present study, we tried to evaluate the change in the daily practice of Turkish gastroenterologists in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the post-vaccination periods.

methodsA questionnaire was prepared using Google forms and sent online to 214 gastroenterologists registered with the Turkish Gastroenterology Association.

resultsApproximately half of the gastroenterologists moved their endoscopy unit or gastroenterology clinic to another location in the hospital during the pandemic and about one-third of the endoscopy units were completely closed. About 56% of the respondents reported the interruption of endoscopic procedures and inpatient services. In total, 85% of gastroenterologists thought that follow-up and treatment of chronic patients were disrupted due to patients obtaining their medicine directly from pharmacies. After the first case in Turkey, 74% of gastroenterologists worked in coronavirus disease 2019 patient care services, 28% of gastroenterologists were infected with coronavirus disease 2019, and 3% believed they had a cross-infected patient(s). A total of 78% of gastroenterologists reported that patient management became difficult due to the change in the priority of other departments, and 60% of gastroenterologists confirmed that they experienced a decrease in income. In the post-vaccination period, 70% of gastroenterologists returned to their pre-pandemic working schedule and 31% noticed an increase in endoscopic cancer detection.

conclusionProlongation of the pandemic has seriously damaged the practice of gastroenterology and multidisciplinary patient management.

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COVID-19GastroenterologyHumansPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeyVaccination

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