German bronchoscopy unit readiness for the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey.
Journal
ERJ open research
ISSN: 2312-0541
Titre abrégé: ERJ Open Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101671641
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
18
06
2020
accepted:
22
06
2020
entrez:
9
9
2020
pubmed:
10
9
2020
medline:
10
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The worldwide impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Among the aerosol generating procedures, bronchoscopy in particular is an indispensable diagnostic and therapeutic tool that comes with a high risk of infection. Therefore, national societies have issued guidance statements. However, the individual ability of bronchoscopy units to follow these recommendations is largely unknown. We conducted a nationwide survey from 1 April 2020 to 7 April 2020 to which 218 German endoscopy units, 105 solely bronchoscopy and 113 interdisciplinary, responded. The survey was distributed electronically While 17% of units did not cancel any interventions, 16% cancelled >80% of their interventions. 73% were unable to completely separate high-risk patients. Most procedural measures, such as risk stratification in patients (95%), training to handle COVID-19 patients and personal protective equipment (PPE) (91%), risk adapted use of PPE (85%) and self-monitoring for staff (84%) were adopted well. Unit managers expected shortages in PPE (74%), staff shortages (68%) and severe financial losses (63%). In the short-term, PPE shortages are perceived to be the most imminent threat to bronchoscopic activity as a whole. In this era of uncertainty, sound evidence to guide bronchoscopy units and an international concerted effort are urgently needed to formulate recommendations on facts and adapted to local conditions as described in this study.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The worldwide impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Among the aerosol generating procedures, bronchoscopy in particular is an indispensable diagnostic and therapeutic tool that comes with a high risk of infection. Therefore, national societies have issued guidance statements. However, the individual ability of bronchoscopy units to follow these recommendations is largely unknown.
METHODS
METHODS
We conducted a nationwide survey from 1 April 2020 to 7 April 2020 to which 218 German endoscopy units, 105 solely bronchoscopy and 113 interdisciplinary, responded. The survey was distributed electronically
RESULTS
RESULTS
While 17% of units did not cancel any interventions, 16% cancelled >80% of their interventions. 73% were unable to completely separate high-risk patients. Most procedural measures, such as risk stratification in patients (95%), training to handle COVID-19 patients and personal protective equipment (PPE) (91%), risk adapted use of PPE (85%) and self-monitoring for staff (84%) were adopted well. Unit managers expected shortages in PPE (74%), staff shortages (68%) and severe financial losses (63%).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In the short-term, PPE shortages are perceived to be the most imminent threat to bronchoscopic activity as a whole. In this era of uncertainty, sound evidence to guide bronchoscopy units and an international concerted effort are urgently needed to formulate recommendations on facts and adapted to local conditions as described in this study.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32904638
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00396-2020
pii: 00396-2020
pmc: PMC7456647
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Informations de copyright
Copyright ©ERS 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: C.S. Heidemann has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. Garbe has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Damm has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Walter has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P. Michl has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J. Rosendahl has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: K. Darwiche has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Eisenmann has nothing to disclose.
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