Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center

Wondu Reta Demissie,1 Bilisuma Mulatu,2 Ahmed Siraj,2 Abdulmenan Hajikassim,3 Edosa Kejela,4 Zemenu Muluken,4 Gezahegn Tesfaye Mekonin,4 Melka Biratu,4 Mitiku Birhanu,4 Negashu Dadi,4 Megersa Kelbesa,4 Admasu Belay,5 Abebe Dukessa1 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia,...

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Main Authors: Demissie WR, Mulatu B, Siraj A, Hajikassim A, Kejela E, Muluken Z, Mekonin GT, Biratu M, Birhanu M, Dadi N, Kelbesa M, Belay A, Dukessa A
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author Demissie WR
Mulatu B
Siraj A
Hajikassim A
Kejela E
Muluken Z
Mekonin GT
Biratu M
Birhanu M
Dadi N
Kelbesa M
Belay A
Dukessa A
author_facet Demissie WR
Mulatu B
Siraj A
Hajikassim A
Kejela E
Muluken Z
Mekonin GT
Biratu M
Birhanu M
Dadi N
Kelbesa M
Belay A
Dukessa A
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description Wondu Reta Demissie,1 Bilisuma Mulatu,2 Ahmed Siraj,2 Abdulmenan Hajikassim,3 Edosa Kejela,4 Zemenu Muluken,4 Gezahegn Tesfaye Mekonin,4 Melka Biratu,4 Mitiku Birhanu,4 Negashu Dadi,4 Megersa Kelbesa,4 Admasu Belay,5 Abebe Dukessa1 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 2School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 3Department of Dentistry, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 4Department of Anesthesia, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 5School of Nursing, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Wondu Reta Demissie, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, Email majore04@gmail.com; wondu.demissie@ju.edu.etBackground: The nature of COVID-19 transmission creates significant risks in surgical departments owing to the close contact of medical staff with patients, the limited physical environment of the operating room and recovery room, the possibility of shared surgical equipment and challenges in the delivery of surgical care in all surgical departments. Globally, studies have reported that the effects of the pandemic on surgical departments are profound, potentially long-lasting and extensive. To manage these effects, different local guidelines and recommendations have been developed, with potential differences in their effectiveness and implementation. Therefore, harmonized and effective national/international guidelines for specific surgical departments during perioperative periods are pertinent to curtail the infection, and will inevitably need to be adapted for consistent and sustainable implementation by all medical staff. The pattern of surgical patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic at Jimma Medical Center (JMC), Ethiopia, has not been explored yet. The present study aimed to describe the pattern of perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling and operating room management during the COVID-19 pandemic at JMC.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the pattern of perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling and operating room management during the COVID-19 pandemic at JMC, using five-point Likert scales (0, not at all; 1, rarely; 2, sometimes; 3, most of the time; 4, frequently). A total of 90 respondents [35 patients (five patients from each of seven surgical departments) and 55 healthcare providers (six professionals from each of nine units, including the center of sterility room and anesthesia)] who were available during the study period, selected by a convenience sampling technique with multistage clustering, participated in the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire via direct observation and face-to-face interviews with patients undergoing surgery, healthcare providers and hospital administrators, against the standard surgical patient care guidelines. The collected data were manually checked for missing values and outliers, cleared, entered into EpiData (v4.3.1) and exported to SPSS (v22) for analysis. The mean score of practice was compared among different disciplines by applying the unpaired t-test. The findings of the study were reported using tables and narration. A p-value of less than 0.05 was declared as statistically significant.Results: Despite the surgical care practice having changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in all service domains, it is not implemented consistently among different surgical departments owing to different barriers (lack of training on the updated guidelines and financial constraints). The majority of surgical staff were implementing the use of preventive measures against COVID-19, while they were practiced less among patients. The guidelines for surgical practice during the preoperative phase were well applied, especially screening patients by different methods and the application of telemedicine to reduce physical contacts. But, against guidelines, elective patients were planned and underwent surgery, especially in the general surgery department. The implementation of recommended guidelines in the center of sterility room in handling surgical equipment was not very different before and during the pandemic. The extent of practice for anesthesia care, operating room management and postoperative care in the recovery room also changed, and the guidelines were sometimes applied.Conclusion and Recommendations: Although perioperative surgical care practice differed before and during the pandemic, the standard guidelines were inconsistently implemented among surgical departments. The implementation of recommended guidelines in the center of sterility room in handling surgical equipment was not very different before and during the pandemic. Thus, the authors developed safe surgical care guidelines throughout the different domains (infection prevention and PPE use; preoperative care, intraoperative care, operating room management, anesthesia care, equipment handling process and postoperative care) for all disciplines and shared them with all staff. We recommend that all surgical staff should access these guidelines and strictly adhere to them for surgical service during the pandemic.Keywords: perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling, operating room management, COVID-19 pandemic
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spelling doaj.art-b1fac3d299b84f71bd0dee9046261a0e2022-12-22T03:29:19ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare1178-23902022-11-01Volume 152527253779410Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical CenterDemissie WRMulatu BSiraj AHajikassim AKejela EMuluken ZMekonin GTBiratu MBirhanu MDadi NKelbesa MBelay ADukessa AWondu Reta Demissie,1 Bilisuma Mulatu,2 Ahmed Siraj,2 Abdulmenan Hajikassim,3 Edosa Kejela,4 Zemenu Muluken,4 Gezahegn Tesfaye Mekonin,4 Melka Biratu,4 Mitiku Birhanu,4 Negashu Dadi,4 Megersa Kelbesa,4 Admasu Belay,5 Abebe Dukessa1 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 2School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 3Department of Dentistry, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 4Department of Anesthesia, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 5School of Nursing, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Wondu Reta Demissie, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, Email majore04@gmail.com; wondu.demissie@ju.edu.etBackground: The nature of COVID-19 transmission creates significant risks in surgical departments owing to the close contact of medical staff with patients, the limited physical environment of the operating room and recovery room, the possibility of shared surgical equipment and challenges in the delivery of surgical care in all surgical departments. Globally, studies have reported that the effects of the pandemic on surgical departments are profound, potentially long-lasting and extensive. To manage these effects, different local guidelines and recommendations have been developed, with potential differences in their effectiveness and implementation. Therefore, harmonized and effective national/international guidelines for specific surgical departments during perioperative periods are pertinent to curtail the infection, and will inevitably need to be adapted for consistent and sustainable implementation by all medical staff. The pattern of surgical patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic at Jimma Medical Center (JMC), Ethiopia, has not been explored yet. The present study aimed to describe the pattern of perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling and operating room management during the COVID-19 pandemic at JMC.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the pattern of perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling and operating room management during the COVID-19 pandemic at JMC, using five-point Likert scales (0, not at all; 1, rarely; 2, sometimes; 3, most of the time; 4, frequently). A total of 90 respondents [35 patients (five patients from each of seven surgical departments) and 55 healthcare providers (six professionals from each of nine units, including the center of sterility room and anesthesia)] who were available during the study period, selected by a convenience sampling technique with multistage clustering, participated in the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire via direct observation and face-to-face interviews with patients undergoing surgery, healthcare providers and hospital administrators, against the standard surgical patient care guidelines. The collected data were manually checked for missing values and outliers, cleared, entered into EpiData (v4.3.1) and exported to SPSS (v22) for analysis. The mean score of practice was compared among different disciplines by applying the unpaired t-test. The findings of the study were reported using tables and narration. A p-value of less than 0.05 was declared as statistically significant.Results: Despite the surgical care practice having changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in all service domains, it is not implemented consistently among different surgical departments owing to different barriers (lack of training on the updated guidelines and financial constraints). The majority of surgical staff were implementing the use of preventive measures against COVID-19, while they were practiced less among patients. The guidelines for surgical practice during the preoperative phase were well applied, especially screening patients by different methods and the application of telemedicine to reduce physical contacts. But, against guidelines, elective patients were planned and underwent surgery, especially in the general surgery department. The implementation of recommended guidelines in the center of sterility room in handling surgical equipment was not very different before and during the pandemic. The extent of practice for anesthesia care, operating room management and postoperative care in the recovery room also changed, and the guidelines were sometimes applied.Conclusion and Recommendations: Although perioperative surgical care practice differed before and during the pandemic, the standard guidelines were inconsistently implemented among surgical departments. The implementation of recommended guidelines in the center of sterility room in handling surgical equipment was not very different before and during the pandemic. Thus, the authors developed safe surgical care guidelines throughout the different domains (infection prevention and PPE use; preoperative care, intraoperative care, operating room management, anesthesia care, equipment handling process and postoperative care) for all disciplines and shared them with all staff. We recommend that all surgical staff should access these guidelines and strictly adhere to them for surgical service during the pandemic.Keywords: perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling, operating room management, COVID-19 pandemichttps://www.dovepress.com/pattern-of-perioperative-surgical-patient-care-equipment-handling-and--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDHperioperative surgical patient careequipment handlingoperation room managementcovid-19 pandemic
spellingShingle Demissie WR
Mulatu B
Siraj A
Hajikassim A
Kejela E
Muluken Z
Mekonin GT
Biratu M
Birhanu M
Dadi N
Kelbesa M
Belay A
Dukessa A
Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
perioperative surgical patient care
equipment handling
operation room management
covid-19 pandemic
title Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
title_full Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
title_fullStr Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
title_full_unstemmed Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
title_short Pattern of Perioperative Surgical Patient Care, Equipment Handling and Operating Room Management During COVID-19 Pandemic at Jimma Medical Center
title_sort pattern of perioperative surgical patient care equipment handling and operating room management during covid 19 pandemic at jimma medical center
topic perioperative surgical patient care
equipment handling
operation room management
covid-19 pandemic
url https://www.dovepress.com/pattern-of-perioperative-surgical-patient-care-equipment-handling-and--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JMDH
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