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How can surgical continuity be maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic? A quality improvement study in the pre-vaccination period

COVID-19 salgını sırasında cerrahi devamlılık nasıl korunabilir? Aşılama öncesi dönemde bir kalite iyileştirme çalışması

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156–161
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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In this way, the possibility of surgical continuity was demonstrated.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the elective surgeries had to be postponed.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: Data of the patients who presented to our outpatient clinic between April 1 st 2020 and August 31 st 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this way, the possibility of surgical continuity was demonstrated.
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Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the elective surgeries had to be postponed. However, it is not possible to delay the surgical treatment of cancer patients for a long time. The aim of this study was to present how gastrointestinal system surgery operations are managed without delay and how employee safety is ensured , together with the results of the last five months. For this purpose, a preclinical and clinical screening system was created. Material and Methods: Data of the patients who presented to our outpatient clinic between April 1 st 2020 and August 31 st 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: During the last five months of the pandemic, a total of 387 patients were hospitalized and 309 of these patients underwent surgical procedures. 165 of the patients who underwent surgery were newly diagnosed malignancy patients. All patients who were hospitalized were subjected to a screening for COVID-19 during the preclinical, clinical and surgical period. In the preclinical period, five patients were found positive and were directed to COVID-19 treatment without hospitalization. In the clinical period, six patients were isolated by showing symptoms during the hospitalization period. Only one of these patients received surgical treatment. The remaining five patients underwent endoscopic and interventional procedures. In this process, COVID-19 positivity was detected in a total of five healthcare workers. Conclusion: With this preclinical and clinical screening method, it is shown that a COVID-19 sterile environment can be provided by early detection of positive cases in both patients and healthcare workers. In this way, the possibility of surgical continuity was demonstrated.

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Giriş ve Amaç: COVID-19 salgını sırasında, elektif ameliyatların çoğu ertelenmek zorunda kalmıştır. Ancak kanser hastalarının cerrahi tedavisini uzun süre ertelemek mümkün değildir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, gastrointestinal sistem cerrahisi operasyonlarının gecikmeden nasıl yönetildiğini ve çalışan güvenliğinin nasıl sağlanacağını son beş ayın sonuçlarıyla birlikte ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla pre-klinik ve klinik bir tarama sistemi oluşturuldu. Gereç ve Yöntem: Polikliniğimize 1 Nisan 2020 ile 31 Ağustos 2020 tarihleri arasında başvuran hastaların verileri geriye dönük olarak incelendi ve tarama sistemi oluşturuldu. Bulgular: Son beş aylık pandemi döneminde toplam 387 hasta kliniğimize yatırıldı ve bu hastaların 309’ una cerrahi işlem uygulandı. Ameliyat geçiren hastaların 165’ i yeni tanı konulmuş malignite hastasıydı. Hastaneye yatırılan tüm hastalar yatış öncesi, yatış sonrası ve cerrahi dönemde COVID-19 taramasına tabi tutuldu. Klinik öncesi dönemde beş hastanın testi pozitif bulunarak hastaneye yatmadan COVID-19 tedavisine yönlendirildi. Klinik dönemde altı hasta yatış süresi boyunca semptomları olması üzerine izole edildi. Bu hastalardan sadece bir tanesine cerrahi tedavi uygulanmıştı. Kalan beş hastaya endoskopik ve girişimsel prosedürler uygulandı. Bu süreçte toplam beş sağlık çalışanında COVID-19 pozitifliği tespit edildi. Sonuç: Bu pre-klinik ve klinik tarama yöntemi ile hem hastaların hem de sağlık çalışanlarının pozitif vakalarının erken tespiti ile COVID-19 steril ortamının sağlanabileceği gösterilmiştir. Bu şekilde cerrahi devamlılığın olabileceği gösterilmiştir.

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SÜREL, A. A., BOSTANCI, E. B., ÖZMEN, M. M., ÖTER, V., ÇOLAKOĞLU, M. K., ÖZGÜN, Y. M., PİŞKİN, E., AYDIN, O., GÜVEN, A. (2022). How can surgical continuity be maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic? A quality improvement study in the pre-vaccination period. Turkish Journal of Surgery, Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 2, 156–161. https://ajindex.com/articles/614250

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