Chen Jiaxi, Ray Edward C
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Apr 28;9(4):e3579. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003579. eCollection 2021 Apr.
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) has challenged the US's healthcare systems to adapt and innovate on multiple fronts. As the course of the COVID-19 pandemic changes, we explore the US public sentiments on resuming previously postponed elective plastic surgery procedures.
A prospective national survey of one thousand US adults was conducted to study public perception of elective plastic surgery procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Binomial logarithmic multivariable regression modeling was employed to study the response data.
Nine hundred seventy-three participants were included in study. The majority (86.6%) believed elective plastic surgery should continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most (79.6%) would not delay obtaining plastic surgery more than 6 months. Participants expressed concerns of contracting COVID-19 at elective surgery centers (67.5%) or at hospitals (68.5%). Participants who reside in the Midwest (odds ratio [OR] 2.3, P < 0.05) and participants between the ages of 41 and 60 years old (OR 2.8, P < 0.03) were more likely to resume elective plastic surgery. Participants who had undergone a COVID-19 test (OR 0.13, P < 0.04), contracted the COVID-19 infection (OR 0.26, P < 0.03), or were older than 60 years (OR 0.41, P < 0.02) were less likely to resume elective plastic surgery.
The majority of the US adult participants (1) agree with resuming elective plastic surgery services, (2) but harbor some concerns of contracting COVID-19 during their procedures, and (3) agree with the majority of safety protocols taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2，即新冠病毒病[COVID-19]）对美国医疗系统在多个方面进行调整和创新构成了挑战。随着COVID-19大流行进程的变化，我们探讨了美国公众对恢复此前推迟的择期整形手术的看法。
对1000名美国成年人进行了一项前瞻性全国性调查，以研究COVID-19大流行期间公众对择期整形手术的认知。采用二项对数多变量回归模型对应答数据进行研究。
973名参与者纳入研究。大多数（86.6%）认为在COVID-19大流行期间择期整形手术应继续进行。大多数（79.6%）不会将整形手术推迟超过6个月。参与者对在择期手术中心（67.5%）或医院（68.5%）感染COVID-19表示担忧。居住在中西部地区的参与者（优势比[OR]为2.3，P<0.05）以及年龄在41至60岁之间的参与者（OR为2.8，P<0.03）更有可能恢复择期整形手术。接受过COVID-19检测的参与者（OR为0.13，P<0.04）、感染过COVID-19的参与者（OR为0.26，P<0.03）或年龄超过60岁的参与者（OR为0.41，P<0.02）恢复择期整形手术的可能性较小。
大多数美国成年参与者（1）同意恢复择期整形手术服务，（2）但对手术过程中感染COVID-19存在一些担忧，（3）同意为预防COVID-19传播而采取的大多数安全措施。
