Anesthesia departments' readiness for the COVID-19 pandemic; a nationwide cross-sectional study in Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) brings anesthesiologists and intensive care physicians to the mainstay of clinical workload and healthcare managements' focus. There are approximately 900 anesthesiologists in Israel, working in non-private hospitals. This nationwide cross-sectional study evaluated the readiness and involvement of anesthesia departments in Israel in management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact on anesthesiologists' health, workload, and clinical practices were also evaluated.

Methods

An online questionnaire was distributed to all of anesthesia department chairs in Israel on April 14th. Each response was identifiable on the hospital level only. Informed consent was waived since no patient data were collected.

Results

Resp

SUBMITTER: Cohen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552575 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature