Deadlock of proctologic practice in Italy during COVID-19 pandemic: a national report from ProctoLock2020.

ABSTRACT: Proctology is one of the surgical specialties that suffered the most during COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from a cross-sectional worldwide web survey, we aimed to snapshot the current status of proctologic practice in Italy with differences between three macro areas (North, Centre, South). Specialists affiliated to renowned scientific societies with an interest in coloproctology were invited to join a 27-item survey. Predictive power of respondents' and hospitals' demographics on the change of status of surgical activities was calculated. The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04392245). Of 299 respondents from Italy, 94 (40%) practiced in the North, 60 (25%) in the Centrer and 82 (35%) in the South and Islands. The majority were men (79%), at consultant level (70%), with a mea

SUBMITTER: Gallo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7414270 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature