Abstract
BackgroundCoronavirus Disease 2019 is affecting most countries around the world, including Poland. In response, all elective surgeries have been postponed. We asked patients and surgeons when they want bariatric surgery to resume after pandemic. The main aim of the study was to determine patients’ and surgeons’ expectations about when to resume bariatric surgery regarding COVID-19 pandemic state.MethodsThe study was conducted in two groups: Group 1—bariatric patients; Group 2—bariatric surgeons. Two online surveys were distributed.ResultsA total of 895 patients, 299 before, 596 after surgery and 32 surgeons took part in survey. All patients and surgeons declared willingness to resume bariatric surgeries after pandemic and responded that they should be resumed immediately the World Health Organization announces end of pandemic (42%). The majority of patients before surgery answered that bariatric procedures should be resumed immediately the number of daily incidents begins to decrease (53%). In the patient group, current body mass index (p < 0.001) and contact with COVID+/quarantined persons (p < 0.001) had impact on the response to resumption of bariatric procedures.ConclusionsPatients opted to wait for bariatric surgery until the oncological queue has become shorter. Surgeons presented a readiness to resume both procedures in parallel.
Highlights
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is affecting most countries around the world, including Poland
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Patients after surgery of patients in the before surgery subgroup answered that bariatric procedures should be resumed immediately the number of daily incidents in the country begins to decrease: 157 (52.5%), while the most popular answer in the after surgery subgroup was immediately World Health Organization (WHO) announces the end of the pandemic: 291 (48.8%)
Summary
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is affecting most countries around the world, including Poland. We asked patients and surgeons when they want bariatric surgery to resume after pandemic. The COVID-19 is affecting most countries around the world, including Poland [1]. The coronavirus pandemic has had a radical impact on the functioning of healthcare systems worldwide. The health crisis has brought new challenges to surgical care, including bariatric surgery. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a strategy of postponing elective surgery has been adopted by most. The waiting list for bariatric procedures is growing rapidly as a result of the pandemic. The increasing negative effects of a pandemic outbreak affect bariatric surgeons, surgical centers, patients and health care systems. There is a lack of data on plans for post-pandemic bariatric care organizations
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