Proctologic Practice and Covid-19

Conditions

Proctologic Practice During COVID-19

Keywords

proctology, covid-19

Brief summary

Cross-sectional non-incentivized worldwide web survey. A worldwide survey of 1050 respondents showed that proctologic practice has been seriously affected by the pandemic. Age, gender and level of hospital preparedness predicted the change of status of surgical and outpatient activities. The results of our study may inform the development of strategies to reopen activities while protecting frontline healthcare workers.

Detailed description

A 27-item survey (namely, 'ProctoLock 2020') was designed and developed by the authors using an online platform ('Online surveys' \[formerly BOS - Bristol Online Survey\], developed by the University of Bristol) in accordance with the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) guidelines and the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys \[CHERRIES\]

Gallo G, Sturiale A, De Simone V, Mancini S, Di Tanna GL, Milito G, Bianco F, Perinotti R, Giani I, Grossi U, ProctoLock2020 Working Group, Aiello D, Bianco F, Bondurri A, Gallo G, La Torre M, Milito G, Perinotti R, Pietroletti R, Serventi A, Fiorino M, De Simone V, Grossi U, Manigrasso M, Sturiale A, Zaffaroni G, Boffi F, Bellato V, Cantarella F, Deidda S, Marino F, Martellucci J, Milone M, Picciariello A, Bravo AM, Vigorita V, Cunha MF, Leventoglu S, Garmanova T, Tsarkov P, El-Hussuna A, Frontali A, Ioannidis A, Bislenghi G, Shalaby M, Porzio FC, Wu J, Zimmerman D, Elbetti C, Mayol J, Naldini G, Trompetto M, Sammarco G, Santoro GA.

2020-08-087 citations

10.1007/s13304-020-00860-0

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Members of renowned scientific societies with an interest in coloproctology

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Predictive power of respondents' and hospitals' demographics on the change of status of proctologic surgical and outpatient activities	April 15th to 26th 2020

Countries

Italy

Outcome results