Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, 800 Harrison Ave, BCD Building, Floor 5, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 1977 Butler Blvd. Ste E5. 200, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar-Apr;44(2):103754. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103754. Epub 2023 Jan 13.
To assess changes in outpatient clinic, inpatient consult, and operative volumes among pediatric otolaryngologists in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An online questionnaire was distributed to 535 active members of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology from April 21, 2020, to May 4, 2020. The questionnaire assessed operative and clinical volumes during a two-week period between April 6, 2020, to April 20, 2020, while restrictions on elective surgery were in place, as compared to an average two-week period before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both outpatient clinic and inpatient consult visit volume decreased significantly during the Covid-19 period. Academic practitioners typically reported seeing fewer outpatient visits than their private practice counterparts. Operative case volume decreased significantly across all procedures and surgeries common to pediatric otolaryngology. One-third of surveyed surgeons reported no operative cases during the assessed period.
Pediatric otolaryngologists reported a severe reduction in operative volume, in-office visits, and inpatient consults during a time period at the peak of the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak. Many respondents saw no patients, nor operated in any capacity. This time period could have lasting effects on practitioner finances and trainee education.
评估 COVID-19 大流行期间，儿科耳鼻喉科医生的门诊、住院咨询和手术量的变化。
2020 年 4 月 21 日至 5 月 4 日期间，向美国儿科学耳鼻喉科学会的 535 名活跃成员分发了在线问卷。该问卷评估了 2020 年 4 月 6 日至 4 月 20 日期间限制择期手术期间的两周内的手术和临床量，与 COVID-19 大流行开始前的两周平均水平相比。
在 COVID-19 期间，门诊和住院咨询量均显著下降。学术从业者通常报告的门诊就诊次数少于私人执业同行。所有常见的儿科耳鼻喉科手术和手术的手术量都显著减少。三分之一的接受调查的外科医生报告在评估期间没有手术病例。
儿科学耳鼻喉科医生报告说，在 2020 年 COVID-19 爆发高峰期，手术量、门诊就诊和住院咨询量严重减少。许多受访者没有看病人，也没有进行任何手术。这段时间可能会对医生的财务和学员教育产生持久影响。
