Current Status of Porcine Derived Products in Surgery

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Porcine derived products are being used as biological grafts in mainly in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and general surgery. It is well known that consuming pork or porcine products are prohibited in some religions or divisions of religions. It may be a tender point for patients undergoing surgery in which porcine derived products are utilized.In this survey study we aimed to determine the level of awareness and perception of surgeons with an international anquette. The study will also reveal the choices of surgeons about this issue both in elective and emergency procedures

Detailed Description
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In the survey study an online anquette form will be sent through online surgery networks both professional and social media. The questionnaire will not include questions defining the responders individually. The questions are related to frequency of utilization of porcine derived products in surgery, surgeons' level of awareness about utilization of porcine products, surgeons' level of religiousity and surgeons' choices about porcine derived product utilization and consent of patients. After collection of responses the data will be analyzed to discover current status of porcine derived surgical product utilization and surgeons' perception about the issue. The anquette will be distributed worldwide to surgeons in different branches of surgery. Literature seems to be lacking of that kind of study

Official Title
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Current Status of Utilization an Surgeons' View of Porcine Derived Medical Products: an International Survey

Conditions
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Ethics, Narrative

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Being volunteer and responder of at least 80% of the study questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: Responding less than 80% of the questionnaire

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: Questionnaire|Participants will be asked to fill the questionnaire|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Surgeons' awareness of utilization of porcine derived products in surgery | Frequency of awareness and experience on porcine derived medical products | 2 month | 
| Surgeons' choice about utilization of porcine derived products in surgery | Choices of surgeons on specific scenarios in the questionnaire | 2 month | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Relationship of porcine derived product utilization according to religious/phlosophical belief | Choices of surgeons according to Religiousness Scale of Altemayer | 2 month | 
| Surgeons' choice about informing patients about porcine derived products | What ar e the choices of surgeons about informing patients and their relatives in described scenarios in the questionnaire | 2 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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porcine, ethics, informed consent, biological graft