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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2023

Impelling Factors for Contracting COVID-19 Among Surgical Professionals During the Pandemic: A Multinational Cohort Study.

Wah Yang, Ali Haider Bangash, Johnn Henry Herrera Kok, Chandra Cheruvu, Chetan Parmar, Arda Isik, Michail Galanis, Francesco Di Maggio, Semra Demirli Atici, Mohamed Abouelazayem and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors at 12 institutions in 10 countries.

Wah YangDepartment of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Ali Haider BangashShifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8256-3194
Johnn Henry Herrera KokDepartment of General and Digestive Surgery, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Spain.
Chandra CheruvuDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Chetan ParmarDepartment of Surgery, Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Arda IsikDepartment of Surgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey.
Michail GalanisClinic for Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Francesco Di MaggioDepartment of Surgery, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust, Romford, UK.
Semra Demirli AticiDepartment of Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Mohamed AbouelazayemDepartment of Surgery, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Samik Kumar BandyopadhyayDepartment of Surgery, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK.
Yirupaiahgari K S ViswanathDepartment of Surgery, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-1172
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBCairo University · EGCenter for Health and Gender Equity · USComplejo Asistencial Universitario de Palencia · ESIstanbul Medeniyet University · TRIzmir University · TRJames Cook University Hospital · GBShifa International Hospital · PKShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · GBUniversity Hospital of Bern · CHUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · GBWhittington Health NHS Trust · GB

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Abstract

Background: Medical workers, including surgical professionals working in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treating hospitals, were under enormous stress during the pandemic. This global study investigated factors endowing COVID-19 amongst surgical professionals and students. Methods: This global cross-sectional survey was made live on February 18, 2021 and closed for analysis on March 13, 2021. It was freely shared on social and scientific media platforms and was sent via email groups and circulated through a personal network of authors. Chi-square test for independence, and binary logistic regression analysis were carried out on determining predictors of surgical professionals contracting COVID-19. Results: This survey captured the response of 520 surgical professionals from 66 countries. Of the professionals, 92.5% (481/520) reported practising in hospitals managing COVID-19 patients. More than one-fourth (25.6%) of the respondents (133/520) reported suffering from COVID-19 which was more frequent in surgical professionals practising in public sector healthcare institutions (P = 0.001). Thirty-seven percent of those who reported never contracting COVID-19 (139/376) reported being still asked to practice self-isolation and wear a shield without the diagnosis (P = 0.001). Of those who did not contract COVID-19, 75.7% (283/376) were vaccinated (P < 0.001). Surgical professionals undergoing practice in the private sector (odds ratio (OR): 0.33; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.14 - 0.77; P = 0.011) and receiving two doses of vaccine (OR: 0.55; 95% CI: 0.32 - 0.95; P = 0.031) were identified to enjoy decreased odds of contracting COVID-19. Only 6.9% of those who reported not contracting COVID-19 (26/376) were calculated to have the highest "overall composite level of harm" score (P < 0.001). Conclusions: High prevalence of respondents got COVID-19, which was more frequent in participants working in public sector hospitals. Those who reported contracting COVID-19 were calculated to have the highest level of harm score. Self-isolation or shield, getting two doses of vaccines decreases the odds of contracting COVID-19.

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