Table 3.
Surgical procedures and protective measures by country (countries with ≥25 centers)
| Overall |
Countries |
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|
Italy-H |
Spain-H |
USA-H |
UK-H |
France-H |
China-I |
Turkey-I |
Netherlands-I |
Japan-L |
Russia-L |
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| 936 |
143 |
74 |
58 |
28 |
27 |
58 |
29 |
25 |
134 |
115 |
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Surgical procedures performed. No. (%):* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emergency |
863 (92.2) |
132 (92.3) |
73 (98.6) |
58 (100.0) |
28 (100.0) |
26 (96.3) |
54 (93.1) |
28 (96.6) |
25 (100.0) |
120 (89.6) |
84 (73.0) |
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| Oncologic elective |
640 (68.4) |
115 (80.4) |
42 (56.8) |
28 (48.3) |
15 (53.6) |
22 (81.5) |
55 (94.8) |
24 (82.8) |
24 (96.0) |
131 (97.8) |
35 (30.4) |
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| Non oncologic elective |
263 (28.1) |
16 (11.2) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (12.1) |
1 (3.6) |
4 (14.8) |
42 (72.4) |
4 (13.8) |
3 (12.0) |
111 (82.8) |
45 (39.1) |
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| Office procedures and one-day surgery |
159 (17.0) |
7 (4.9) |
0 (0.0) |
9 (15.5) |
1 (3.6) |
0 (0.0) |
24 (41.4) |
1 (3.4) |
1 (4.0) |
68 (51.1) |
24 (20.9) |
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How do you perform surgery? No. (%):* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As usual |
398 (42.5) |
36 (25.2) |
9 (12.2) |
19 (32.8) |
2 (7.1) |
9 (33.3) |
36 (62.1) |
5 (17.2) |
12 (48.0) |
119 (88.8) |
67 (58.3) |
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| Try to avoid laparoscopic cases |
187 (20.0) |
30 (21.0) |
21 (28.4) |
6 (10.3) |
18 (64.3) |
4 (14.8) |
7 (12.1) |
15 (51.7) |
1 (4.0) |
3 (2.2) |
7 (6.1) |
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| With dedicated PPE |
320 (34.2) |
77 (53.8) |
47 (63.5) |
24 (41.4) |
20 (71.4) |
10 (37.0) |
14 (24.1) |
13 (44.8) |
4 (16.0) |
1 (0.7) |
34 (29.6) |
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| If laparoscopic, use smoke aspiration devices |
238 (25.4) |
48 (33.6) |
46 (62.2) |
18 (31.0) |
7 (25.0) |
14 (51.9) |
14 (24.1) |
2 (6.9) |
13 (52.0) |
30 (22.4) |
0 (0.0) |
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When is a surgical patient isolated? No. (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Every patient is isolated until proved COVID-19 negative |
101 (10.8) |
35 (24.5) |
14 (18.9) |
8 (13.8) |
1 (3.6) |
4 (14.8) |
9 (15.5) |
2 (6.9) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.5) |
1 (0.9) |
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| If symptomatic/ suspected/ COVID-19 positive |
722 (77.1) |
102 (71.3) |
56 (75.7) |
50 (86.2) |
26 (92.9) |
23 (85.2) |
45 (77.6) |
26 (89.7) |
25 (100.0) |
116 (86.6) |
57 (49.6) |
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| Others |
113 (12.1) |
6 (4.2) |
4 (5.4) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (3.6) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (6.9) |
1 (3.4) |
0 (0.0) |
16 (11.9) |
57 (49.6) |
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Are you doing hospital team-rotations? No. (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes |
268 (28.6) |
25 (17.5) |
39 (52.7) |
22 (37.9) |
13 (46.4) |
6 (22.2) |
18 (31.0) |
20 (69.0) |
8 (32.0) |
5 (3.7) |
11 (9.6) |
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| No |
668 (71.4) |
118 (82.5) |
35 (47.3) |
36 (62.1) |
15 (53.6) |
21 (77.8) |
40 (69.0) |
9 (31.0) |
17 (68.0) |
129 (96.3) |
104 (90.4) |
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When do you wear medical masks? No. (%):* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When visiting symptomatic/ suspected/ COVID-19 positive patients |
141 (15.1) |
0 (0.0) |
12 (16.2) |
13 (22.4) |
14 (50.0) |
1 (3.7) |
1 (1.7) |
4 (13.8) |
18 (72.0) |
13 (9.7) |
10 (8.7) |
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| When visiting every patient |
124 (13.2) |
4 (2.8) |
11 (14.9) |
8 (13.8) |
11 (39.3) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.7) |
6 (20.7) |
3 (12.0) |
23 (17.2) |
22 (19.1) |
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| Always in hospital |
677 (71.8) |
136 (95.1) |
60 (81.1) |
37 (63.8) |
6 (21.4) |
26 (96.3) |
56 (96.6) |
19 (65.5) |
0 (0.0) |
104 (77.6) |
77 (67.0) |
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Which are easily available: No. (%):* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gloves |
880 (94.0) |
136 (95.1) |
71 (95.9) |
50 (86.2) |
28 (100.0) |
24 (88.9) |
52 (89.7) |
29 (100.0) |
25 (100.0) |
125 (93.3) |
111 (96.5) |
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| Gowns |
573 (61.3) |
65 (45.5) |
44 (59.5) |
41 (70.7) |
23 (82.1) |
13 (48.1) |
19 (32.8) |
15 (51.7) |
23 (95.8) |
105 (78.4) |
77 (67.0) |
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| Eye protection |
405 (43.3) |
48 (33.6) |
22 (29.7) |
35 (60.3) |
11 (39.3) |
5 (18.5) |
27 (46.6) |
12 (41.4) |
23 (92.0) |
77 (57.5) |
45 (39.1) |
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| Medical masks |
736 (78.6) |
118 (82.5) |
47 (63.5) |
45 (77.6) |
23 (82.1) |
26 (96.3) |
51 (87.9) |
24 (82.8) |
25 (100.0) |
95 (70.9) |
97 (84.3) |
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| FFP2/FFP3 or respirator N95 |
231 (24.7) |
30 (21.0) |
19 (25.7) |
22 (37.9) |
9 (32.1) |
3 (11.1) |
12 (20.7) |
9 (31.0) |
15 (60.0) |
38 (28.4) |
8 (7.0) |
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| Hand sanitizer |
791 (84.5) | 109 (76.2) |
66 (89.2) |
47 (81.0) |
20 (71.4) |
21 (77.8) |
55 (94.8) |
25 (86.2) |
25 (100.0) |
107 (79.9) |
105 (91.3) |
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Country-H – High risk country, Country-I – Intermediate risk country, Country-L – Low risk country, PPE – personal protective equipment
*Percentages do not add up to 100 because of the multiple choice questions.