Clinical trial NCT04824664: The ALIGHIERI Survey: an Italian Overview of Global Impact of tHe COVID-19 pandemIc on General surgERy practIce
Official title: The ALIGHIERI Survey: an Italian Overview of Global Impact of tHe COVID-19 pandemIc on General surgERy practIce
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Surgery and covid19
Lead sponsor: Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-04-01
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: all Italian general surgeon

Brief summary: Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. R

Detailed description: Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* alla surgeon in activity

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

Primary outcomes:
measure: surgery volume during covid19 lockdown
timeFrame: 8months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: surgery volume after the first covid19 lockdown
timeFrame: 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Roma
country: Italy
facility: ACOI
state: Lazio
Study officials:
References:
citation: Cozza V, Fransvea P, La Greca A, De Paolis P, Marini P, Zago M, Sganga G; I.-ACTSS.-COVID19 Collaborative Study Group. I-ACTSS-COVID-19-the Italian acute care and trauma surgery survey for COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Updates Surg. 2020 Jun;72(2):297-304. doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00832-4. Epub 2020 Jun 24.
citation: Fransvea P, Sganga G, Cozza V, Di Grezia M, Fico V, Tirelli F, Pepe G, La Greca A. Set up of a dedicated COVID-19 surgical pathway and operating room for surgical emergencies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):e97-e100. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002852. No abstract available.