The impact of the post‐ COVID 19 pandemic elective waiting list delays on patient reported symptoms and intention to proceed with planned upper limb surgeries—A prospective cohort study

Sibanda, Vusumuzi; Anazor, Fitzgerald; Bhadresha, Ashwin; Altaf, Kalsoom; De, Chiranjit; Relwani, Jai

doi:10.1002/msc.1716

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“…1 The government of India had adopted several measures to limit and stop the pandemic, including a nationwide lockdown, infection control standards including usage of masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) and social distancing. 2,3 The pandemic created a massive impact on healthcare systems all around the world. Several healthcare practitioners were redirected to COVID management.…”

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A prolonged wait: The impact of COVID-19 on elective surgeries in India, a prospective study

Islam,

Muhammed,

Kapoor

et al. 2024

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Background The continuing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a massive impact on healthcare systems all around the globe. There is no exception in the demographics of elective surgery also. Like any other medical professionals, surgeons and post-graduates are redirected to the management of patients with COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected elective surgeries, surgeon skills, and post-graduate training. Methods This prospective study was done among 320 participants through a 15-question online cross-sectional survey sent primarily to surgeons practicing in six states of India that were most affected by the pandemic according to recent statistics and also to surgeons in other states via email or other online messaging services carried out from June 2021 to July 2021. Results 320 surgeons participated from various states in India. Overall, 59.7% of those participants who agreed that there was a reduction in bed availability, 70.4% of those participants who agreed that there was a shortage of oxygen, 78.8% of those participants who agreed that there was a shortage of PPE kits, 60.7% of those participants who agreed that there was a delay in procurement of surgical implants and 64% of participants also agreed that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected the post-graduate teaching program. Conclusions All these factors showed significant p-values with statistical significance, thereby indicating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare system and healthcare delivery. The pandemic also had a significant impact on post-graduate training.

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A prolonged wait: The impact of COVID-19 on elective surgeries in India, a prospective study

Islam,

Muhammed,

Kapoor

et al. 2024

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Lack of regional pathways impact on surgical delay: Analysis of the Orthopaedic Trauma Hospital Outcomes–Patient Operative Delays (ORTHOPOD) study

Ahmed,

Baldock,

Wei

et al. 2023

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Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned surgery at a Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional study

Viftrup,

Laustsen,

Pahle

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence and severity of patient-reported physical and non-physical harm following surgery cancellation.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingA large Danish university hospital.ParticipantsPatients (≥18 years) from various surgical specialities, such as orthopaedic, spinal, abdominal, gynaecological, thoracic, vascular and urological surgery whose surgery was cancelled <2 weeks prior to the scheduled date due to hospital-related causes.OutcomePatient-reported physical and non-physical harm, defined as physical worsening, emotional strain and other consequences, measured using a patient-reported survey.ResultsWe identified 785 patients whose surgery was cancelled from 1 December 2021 to 1 June 2022, of whom 436 (55.5%) responded to the electronic survey. Physical worsening was reported by 42% and emotional strain by 48% of patients. One-third of patients reported an inability to continue daily activities, and 28% reported a need for an increased dose of analgesics. Emotional strain included various negative feelings such as being disappointed (59%) and lonely (31%). Furthermore, 44% of the respondents feared deterioration of their disease and 9% experienced anxiety of dying. The relative risk of emotional strain was higher in females than in males (54% vs 41%, adjusted relative risk (RR)=1.32 (1.08; 1.63)). A waiting period >30 days compared with ≤30 days was associated with a higher risk of physical worsening (25.3% vs 48.9%, adjusted RR=1.93 (1.42; 2.63)).ConclusionsHarm, measured as physical worsening and emotional strain, is reported with severity by nearly half of respondents following cancellation.

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The impact of the post‐ COVID 19 pandemic elective waiting list delays on patient reported symptoms and intention to proceed with planned upper limb surgeries—A prospective cohort study

Cited by 5 publications

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A prolonged wait: The impact of COVID-19 on elective surgeries in India, a prospective study

A prolonged wait: The impact of COVID-19 on elective surgeries in India, a prospective study

Lack of regional pathways impact on surgical delay: Analysis of the Orthopaedic Trauma Hospital Outcomes–Patient Operative Delays (ORTHOPOD) study

Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned surgery at a Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional study

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