TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with risk of COVID-19 contagion for endoscopy healthcare workers: A survey from the Italian society of digestive endoscopy
AU - Mariani, Alberto
AU - Capurso, Gabriele
AU - Marasco, Giovanni
AU - Bertani, Helga
AU - Crinò, Stefano Francesco
AU - Magarotto, Andrea
AU - Tringali, Andrea
AU - Pasquale, Luigi
AU - Arcidiacono, Paolo Giorgio
AU - Zagari, Rocco Maurizio
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The present study was aimed to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated factors among HCWs in endoscopy centers in Italy.METHODS: All members of the Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED) were invited to participate to a questionnaire-based survey during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.RESULTS: 314/1306 (24%) SIED members accounting for 201/502 (40%) endoscopic centers completed the survey. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) were available in most centers, but filtering face-piece masks (FFP2 or FFP3) and negative pressure room were not in 10.9 and 75.1%. Training courses on PPE use were provided in 57.2% of centers only; there was at least one positive HCW in 17.4% of centers globally, 107/3308 (3.2%) HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19 with similar rates of physicians (2.9%), nurses (3.5%) and other health operators (3.5%). Involvement in a COVID-19 care team (OR:4.96) and the lack of training courses for PPE, (OR:2.65) were associated with increased risk.CONCLUSIONS: The risk of COVID-19 among endoscopy HCWs was not negligible and was associated with work in a COVID-19 care team and lack of education on proper PPE use. These data deserve attention during the subsequent waves.
AB - BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The present study was aimed to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated factors among HCWs in endoscopy centers in Italy.METHODS: All members of the Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED) were invited to participate to a questionnaire-based survey during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.RESULTS: 314/1306 (24%) SIED members accounting for 201/502 (40%) endoscopic centers completed the survey. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) were available in most centers, but filtering face-piece masks (FFP2 or FFP3) and negative pressure room were not in 10.9 and 75.1%. Training courses on PPE use were provided in 57.2% of centers only; there was at least one positive HCW in 17.4% of centers globally, 107/3308 (3.2%) HCWs were diagnosed with COVID-19 with similar rates of physicians (2.9%), nurses (3.5%) and other health operators (3.5%). Involvement in a COVID-19 care team (OR:4.96) and the lack of training courses for PPE, (OR:2.65) were associated with increased risk.CONCLUSIONS: The risk of COVID-19 among endoscopy HCWs was not negligible and was associated with work in a COVID-19 care team and lack of education on proper PPE use. These data deserve attention during the subsequent waves.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Precautions
KW - Risk
KW - COVID-19
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Precautions
KW - Risk
UR - https://publicatt.unicatt.it/handle/10807/176946
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dld.2021.03.014
DO - 10.1016/j.dld.2021.03.014
M3 - Article
SN - 1590-8658
VL - 2021
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Digestive and Liver Disease
JF - Digestive and Liver Disease
IS - N/A
ER -