Although there is certain variability in endoscopists' performance, the overall colonoscopy quality indicators meet or exceed the internationally recommended standards, in our endoscopy facility.
BackgroundThere is evidence that the financial crisis has deleteriously affected scientific output. We aimed to assess the dynamics of Greek publications in gastroenterology and hepatology over the last ten years.MethodsData were collected from SCImago. The average annual growth rate (AAGR) of total and citable documents published in Greece in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology was compared with that of cardiology, surgery, and radiology. In addition, it was compared with the corresponding rates in Belgium, Ireland and Portugal.ResultsThe annual number of Greek publications (total and citable documents) remained relatively unchanged in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology from 2006-2011. During the following years, we detected a negative AAGR, with values of -12%, -3.3%, -9.5% and -5.4% for gastroenterology-hepatology, cardiology, surgery and radiology, respectively. During the same period, the AAGR of the citable documents of the respective specialties was -8.6%, -3.7%, -9.8%, and -5.1%. Comparison of the 4 European countries in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology revealed that publications from Portugal rose massively (AAGR +24.6% and +20.6% for total and citable documents, respectively), almost reaching the number of Greek publications in 2015. The number of publications from Belgium and Ireland remained essentially unchanged after 2011, with AAGR values of -0.7%, and -2.1% for total and -1.1% and -1.4% for citable documents, respectively.ConclusionThe publication output in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology decreased significantly after the outbreak of the financial crisis in Greece, not only in relation to other medical specialties, but also compared to the output of other European countries with or without fiscal austerity measures.
The manifestation of preoperative anxiety often emerges when a patient is about to experience a surgical procedure. Especially in facial plastic surgery, where the reconstruction region is very strictly confined and the visibility of the outcome is undeniable, an upcoming surgery may easily provoke the feeling of anxiety. The aim of this study is to assess the number of patients that undergo preoperative anxiety and to associate it with several factors found to be concerning for them. Two hundred twenty-eight adult (>18 years) patients with facial nonmelanoma skin tumors, from a Plastic Surgery Clinic in a major Oncology Hospital in Athens, were included in the study and were given questionnaires and a Numeric Rating Scale in order to qualitate and quantitate their preoperative anxiety. Their responses were categorized and examined using the method of content analysis. 93.8% (n ¼ 214) reported feeling anxious preoperatively, while the remaining 6.2% (n ¼ 14) stated the opposite. Data showed that higher scores were documented when the patients were older, had had previous surgeries or had previously undergone general anesthesia, major procedures or procedures in the periorbital area. Gender was not found to be associated with preoperative anxiety. The main concern, finally, of most patients was the success of the outcome of the surgery.
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