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Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic Among IBD Clinicians and IBD Surgeons in Black Sea Region: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study

Volume 33 · Issue 12 Publish Date: December 15, 2022
Haydar Celasin Murat Törüner Sevda Aghayeva Nuru Bayramov Armen Vardanyan Bella Nanaeva Dragomir Dardanov Sergii Podpriatov Andriy Dorofeyev İbrahim Ethem Geçim
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Haydar Celasin
Department of General Surgery, Ankara Kavaklıdere Umut Private Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Murat Törüner
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Sevda Aghayeva
Department of Gastroenterology, Azerbaijan Medical University School of Medicine, Baku, Azerbaijan
Nuru Bayramov
Department of Surgery, Medical University of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Armen Vardanyan
Ryzhikh State Scientific Research Center of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia
Bella Nanaeva
Ryzhikh State Scientific Research Center of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia
Dragomir Dardanov
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria
Sergii Podpriatov
Kyiv Municipal Hospital Clinic No.1, Kyiv, Ukraine
Andriy Dorofeyev
National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education n.a. P.L. Shupic, Ukraine
İbrahim Ethem Geçim
Department of Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Celasin, H., Törüner, M., Aghayeva, S., Bayramov, N., Vardanyan, A., Nanaeva, B., … Geçim, İbrahim E. (2022). Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic Among IBD Clinicians and IBD Surgeons in Black Sea Region: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 33(12), 1004–1011. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2022.22009
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Background: Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an increasing challenge in managing inflammatory bowel dis- ease patients both medically and surgically. Although several international and national medical/surgical associations published guide- lines in this area, there is still a huge difference between daily practices and these guidelines, especially depending on regional practices and governmental policies. Therefore, we aimed to investigate and define gastroenterologists’ and surgeons’ fear of COVID-19 and how they have managed inflammatory bowel disease patients during this pandemic in the Black Sea region. Methods: A 20-question survey was administered to 70 gastroenterology specialists and 80 general surgeons who are mainly focused on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in 5 countries in the Black Sea region. Results: The majority of respondents (81.3%) mentioned that they have concerns that their inflammatory bowel disease patients were at risk of contracting COVID-19. In addition, the majority of respondents (80.3%) believed that inflammatory bowel disease itself, inde- pendent of medications, might increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. The majority of gastroenterologists told that they did not stop inflammatory bowel disease medications due to the COVID-19 pandemic unless patients had COVID-19 disease. Surgeons overwhelm- ingly reached a consensus on how to test patients for COVID-19 perioperatively and came to a conclusion on which of the patients can- not wait to be operated. Both gastroenterologists and general surgeons, usually have similar perceptions. Conclusion: Despite the increasing number of definitive studies, it seems that there are still regional differences in the perception of COVID-19 and inflammatory bowel disease patient care during the pandemic. Cite this article as: Celasin H, Törüner M, Aghayeva S, et al. Perception of COVID-19 pandemic among IBD clinicians and IBD surgeons in Black Sea region: A cross-sectional questionnaire study. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2022;33(12):1004-1011.

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Journal Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue Volume 33 · Issue 12
Pages 1004-1011
DOI 10.5152/tjg.2022.22009
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Published Online December 15, 2022
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Copyright (c) 2022 Haydar Celasin, Murat Törüner, Sevda Aghayeva, Nuru Bayramov, Armen Vardanyan, Bella Nanaeva, Dragomir Dardanov, Sergii Podpriatov, Andriy Dorofeyev, İbrahim Ethem Geçim
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Haydar Celasin
Department of General Surgery, Ankara Kavaklıdere Umut Private Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Murat Törüner
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Sevda Aghayeva
Department of Gastroenterology, Azerbaijan Medical University School of Medicine, Baku, Azerbaijan
Nuru Bayramov
Department of Surgery, Medical University of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Armen Vardanyan
Ryzhikh State Scientific Research Center of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia
Bella Nanaeva
Ryzhikh State Scientific Research Center of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia
Dragomir Dardanov
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria
Sergii Podpriatov
Kyiv Municipal Hospital Clinic No.1, Kyiv, Ukraine
Andriy Dorofeyev
National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education n.a. P.L. Shupic, Ukraine
İbrahim Ethem Geçim
Department of Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Celasin, H., Törüner, M., Aghayeva, S., Bayramov, N., Vardanyan, A., Nanaeva, B., … Geçim, İbrahim E. (2022). Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic Among IBD Clinicians and IBD Surgeons in Black Sea Region: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 33(12), 1004–1011. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2022.22009
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