Surgical challenges and research priorities in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: EAES membership survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare systems and general surgeons are being challenged by the current pandemic. The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) aimed to evaluate surgeons' experiences and perspectives, to identify gaps in knowledge, to record shortcomings in resources and to register research priorities.

Methods

An ad hoc web-based survey of EAES members and affiliates was developed by the EAES Research Committee. The questionnaire consisted of 69 items divided into the following sections: (Ι) demographics, (II) institutional burdens and management strategies, and (III) analysis of resource, knowledge, and evidence gaps. Descriptive statistics were summarized as frequencies, medians, ranges,, and interquartile ranges, as appropriate.

Results

The survey took pl

SUBMITTER: Milone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7402075 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature