KMID : 1033720210220010017
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Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 2021 Volume.22 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.25
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Indonesian plastic surgeons¡¯ attitude during early period of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Prasetyono Theddeus Octavianus Hari
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Abstract
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Background: This study aims to report how the practice of plastic surgeons and their attitude was during the first measure period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods: A survey study was held among members of the Indonesian Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons during week 5 after the first report of COVID-19. A 10 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and 1 essay covered key questions on the area of surgery and operating room, clinics, internal meeting, and consultation. The only open-ended question relates to the last MCQ addresses a future ¡°flipped¡± medical practice.
Results: Response rate was 45.6% among 228 members, with 89.4% did no practice or limited their service to emergency and urgent cases only. Only 1.9% kept their official meeting as usual, while the majority modified it. The practice in the operating theatre and clinic were also altered to comply with the measures; with 21.2% from the total respondents only allowed patients with exposure to come for visit after taking 14 days of self-quarantine. Teleconsultation was practiced by 50% of the respondents, while 41.3% agreed and 10.6% disagreed upon the future ¡°flipped¡± medical practice.
Conclusion: In general plastic surgeons have made supportive actions during the pandemic. Surgery was performed with all precautions at the utmost as a reflection of high alert of viral infection. Teleconsultation has been embraced via existing social media. Agreement upon the future ¡°flipped¡± medical practice is reasonable. All in all, the actions were considered as most relevant.
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KEYWORD
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Pandemics, Surgery, plastic, Surveys and questionnaires, Viruses
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