Department of Plastic Surgery, T. Marciniaka Specialized Hospital, Gen. Augusta Emila Fieldorfa 2, Wroclaw 54-049, Poland.
Department of Plastic Surgery, T. Marciniaka Specialized Hospital, Gen. Augusta Emila Fieldorfa 2, Wroclaw 54-049, Poland.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 May;75(5):1696-1703. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.090. Epub 2021 Dec 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the functioning of global society and healthcare systems, including surgical departments. We aimed to assess alterations in plastic surgery training in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 34-question survey was emailed in January and February 2021 to 54 National Associations of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons throughout European countries. The questions concerned the general profile of plastic surgery trainees, plastic surgery department, and training organization during the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on respondents' health. The acquisition of responses was finalized at the end of February 2021.
All 71 of the respondents reported alterations in planned courses, workshops, and conferences. Organizational changes included team rotation 62%, followed by redeployment to another department 45.1%. Reduction in admissions to the plastic surgery departments was more significant during the 1st wave than the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemics. During the interim period, admission restrictions were proportional to the infection number. The most frequently reported surgical procedures performed were skin cancer surgeries, trauma, and burns (79%, 77%, and 77%). The majority, 62% of the respondents, noticed the negative impact of pandemics on training; 53.5% think their manual skills and clinical knowledge may deteriorate because of the pandemic. Respondents noticed that their mental (50.7%) and physical (32%) health worsened, along with feeling more stressed in general (57%).
The COVID-19 pandemic limited plastic surgery departments' activities and implementation of the plastic surgery training program in all European countries involved in our study.
COVID-19 大流行扰乱了全球社会和医疗保健系统的运作，包括外科部门。我们旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行期间欧洲整形外科学培训的变化。
2021 年 1 月和 2 月，向欧洲各国的 54 个国家整形、重建和美容外科医师协会发送了一份包含 34 个问题的电子邮件调查。这些问题涉及 COVID-19 大流行期间整形外科学徒的一般概况、整形外科部门和培训组织，以及对受访者健康的影响。在 2021 年 2 月底完成了对回复的获取。
所有 71 位受访者均报告了计划课程、研讨会和会议的变更。组织变更包括团队轮班 62%，其次是部署到另一个部门 45.1%。与 COVID-19 大流行的第 2 波相比，第 1 波期间整形外科部门的入院人数减少更为显著。在中间期间，入院限制与感染人数成正比。报告的最常见手术程序是皮肤癌手术、创伤和烧伤（分别为 79%、77%和 77%）。大多数受访者（62%）注意到大流行对培训的负面影响；53.5%的人认为他们的手工技能和临床知识可能会因大流行而恶化。受访者注意到他们的精神（50.7%）和身体（32%）健康状况恶化，同时普遍感到压力更大（57%）。
COVID-19 大流行限制了所有参与研究的欧洲国家整形外科部门的活动和整形外科学培训计划的实施。
