NCT04824664

The ALIGHIERI Survey: an Italian Overview of Global Impact of tHe COVID-19 pandemIc on General surgERy practIce

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. R

Detailed description

Introduction The present survey aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the Italian scenario concerning general surgery during the first wave COVID-19 outbreak and evaluate the experiences, trends, attitudes, and possible educational outcomes that this emergency brought to light. Material and Methods A 31-item survey was designed and edited by the scientific board of the ACOI (Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani), addressing the impact of the pandemic outbreak on surgical staff and activity during the period from March 9 to May 30, 2020 (phase 1, lockdown period) and addressing the status of surgical activity, staff, and surgery resumption in the period from June 1 to September 30, 2020 (phase 3, restart). The survey was distributed via email and social media to Italian general surgeon working both in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals. .

Conditions

• Surgery and covid19

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	survey	survey among surgeon

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-30
• Completion: 2020-12-30
• First posted: 2021-04-01
• Last updated: 2021-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy