Author, as appears in the article.: Martin-Villares, Cristina; Bernal-Sprekelsen, Manuel; Perez Molina-Ramirez, Carmen; Bartolome-Benito, Margarita;COVID ORL ESP Collaborative Grp
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Meler Claramonte, Carla
Keywords: Sars-cov-2 Otolaryngology Mortality Morbidity Covid-19
Abstract: Introduction The aim of our study was to obtain data about the contagion rate among Otolaryngologists in Spanish ENT Departments and about the clinical outcomes in positive otolaryngologists. As a secondary objective, we aim to assess the rate of contagion in the first and the second Covid-19 wave in Spain among Otorhinolaryngologists and the regional distribution by ENT-Departments. Methods Study design and population: This is a prospective observational study in a cohort of 975 Otolaryngologists from 87 ENT Departments conducted from March 25 to November 17 in our collaborative group, COVID ORL ESP. COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was the diagnostic standard. Hospitalization and/or intensive care admission and mortality was recorded as non-identified data. Results Data collected from 975 otolaryngologist from 87 Departments resulted in 157 (16.5%) otolaryngologists testing positive for SARS-CoV-19 by RT-PCR. Important geographic differences in contagion are reported. A total of 136 (86.6%) otolaryngologists were tested positive during the first wave and 21 (13.3%) during the second wave. At the last cut-off point of the study only 30/87 ENT Departments (34.5%) remained COVID19-free and 5 Departments reported more than 50% staff members testing positive. The majority of positive tested otolaryngologists (126/157; 80.2%) had only mild or no symptoms, 17 developed moderate symptoms (10.8%) and 3 had pneumonia not requiring hospitalization (2%). Five colleagues were admitted at hospital, 4 required ICU (2.5%) and 2 colleges died from COVID-19. Conclusions During the first wave of the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic otolaryngologists in Spain have been overall the group suffering the highest rate of contagion, particularly during the first month. Subsequently, the Spanish Ministry of Health should include otorhinolaryngologists as a high-risk group in airborne pandemics.
Thematic Areas: Otorhinolaryngology Odontología Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar General medicine Farmacia Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Biotecnología
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: carla.meler@urv.cat carla.meler@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2263-4306 0000-0003-2263-4306
Record's date: 2024-07-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: European Archives Of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 278 (9): 3571-3577
APA: Martin-Villares, Cristina; Bernal-Sprekelsen, Manuel; Perez Molina-Ramirez, Carmen; Bartolome-Benito, Margarita;COVID ORL ESP Collaborative Grp (2021). Risk of contagion of SARS-CoV-2 among otorhinolaryngologists in Spain during the "Two waves". European Archives Of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 278(9), 3571-3577. DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06582-8
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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