COVID-19 und Plastische Chirurgie – Schönheitschirurgie oder wichtiger Bestandteil der medizinischen Versorgung?

Popp, Daniel; Smolle, Christian; Nischwitz, Sebastian P.; Sawetz, Isabelle; Schaunig, Caroline; Winter, Raimund; Spendel, Stephan; Kamolz, Lars‐Peter

doi:10.1055/a-1308-2638

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The perception of plastic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic—an analysis of online search patterns on a medical information platform

Nischwitz

Jung²,

Luze

et al. 2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted global life and transitioned economies and societal perceptions of life as we knew it. Professional and social life mostly ground to a nadir during the first lockdown in Europe in March. As a consequence, measures aimed at preventing the spread of the virus were established in medical facilities also and elective plastic surgery procedures were temporarily suspended in our clinic and others. A majority of the population, including those potentially contemplating plastic surgery procedures, spent most of their time at home with ample time available to research information about surgical procedures and other topics online. This investigation analyzes the relevance of plastic surgery during the pandemic on the basis of online search behavior patterns. Online traffic data from the online platform http://www.mooci.org were extracted using Google Analytics over a period of 6 months. The parameters analyzed were: pageviews, session duration, and bounce rate. Additionally, differentiation by areas of interest has been obtained. The data were compared and analyzed before and after the beginning of the first hard lockdown in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. There were no significant differences in regard to pageviews and session duration when comparing time points before and after the beginning of the hard lockdown. The bounce rate exhibited a significant decrease after the beginning of the lockdown, implying a more conscious search for information and greater absorption and retention. There was no difference that could conclusively be attributed to the pandemic in terms of specific areas of interest researched. Society’s demand for information about plastic-surgical procedures continues to be steadily prevalent—despite, or even in particular, during a global pandemic. Providing reliable and readily available information about plastic surgery procedures is an important component of a functioning doctor–patient relationship and informed consent. This information may reflect society’s increased interest in plastic surgery during the pandemic, or be simply reflective of more spare time at hand to allow for such research. Further studies should investigate the relevance of elective procedures over the entire course of the pandemic.

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The perception of plastic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic—an analysis of online search patterns on a medical information platform

Nischwitz

Jung²,

Luze

et al. 2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation following self-harm: a systematic review

Steeg

John

Gunnell

et al. 2022

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Background Evidence on the impacts of the pandemic on healthcare presentations for self-harm has accumulated rapidly. However, existing reviews do not include studies published beyond 2020. Aims To systematically review evidence on health services utilisation for self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A comprehensive search of multiple databases (WHO COVID-19 database, Medline, medRxiv, Scopus, PsyRxiv, SocArXiv, bioRxiv, COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, PubMed) was conducted. Studies reporting presentation frequencies for self-harm published from 1st Jan. 2020 to 7th Sept. 2021 were included. Study quality was assessed using a critical appraisal tool. Results Fifty-one studies were included. 59% (30/51) were rated as low quality, 29% (15/51) as moderate and 12% (6/51) as high-moderate. Most evidence (84%, 43/51 studies) was from high-income countries. 47% (24/51) of studies reported reductions in presentation frequency, including all 6 rated as high-moderate quality, which reported reductions of 17-56%. Settings treating higher lethality self-harm were overrepresented among studies reporting increased demand. Two of the 3 higher quality studies including study observation months from 2021 reported reductions in service utilisation. Evidence from 2021 suggested increased use of health services following self-harm among adolescents, particularly girls. Conclusions Sustained reductions in service utilisation were seen into the first half of 2021. However, evidence from low- and middle-income countries is lacking. The increased use of health services among adolescents, particularly girls, into 2021 is of concern. Our findings may reflect changes in thresholds for help seeking, use of alternative sources of support and variable effects of the pandemic across different groups.

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Dermatopathological Correlation of Clinically Challenging Cutaneous Lesions: A Single Center Experience of 2184 cases

Özcan¹,

Özlü²,

Karagün³

et al. 2022

Dermatol Pract Concept

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Introduction: Although textbooks provide the ideal clinical and histopathological findings, in practice we usually have fewer, and sometimes contradictory, findings to work with. Objectives: The primary goal of this study is to categorize the diagnoses of clinically challenging skin lesions, thereby identifying the most common diagnostic scenarios encountered by dermatopathologists in practice and the most perplexing differential diagnoses submitted by clinicians. Our secondary aim is to investigate how the case profile and clinician decision-making processes changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We classified 2184 pathology reports into four major categories: inflammatory, neoplastic, non-diagnostic, and other. In each category, the three most frequently reported diagnoses were listed. For each listed diagnosis, the top 3 most frequently used differential diagnoses by the clinician prior to biopsy are listed. The period one year after and before the first nationally reported COVID-19 case was compared using the same classification.Results: The most common diagnoses and clinical differential diagnoses were listed for each category, with 45.4% being inflammatory and 27.4% being neoplastic diseases. Non-diagnostic reports accounted for 11.4% of all reports. The overall number of reports has decreased drastically since the pandemic, and the rates of keratinocytic and melanocytic neoplasms have increased, while the rates of other malignancies and spongiotic diseases have decreased.Conclusion: Although a trained eye can easily identify skin lesions when they are typical, even diseases we are familiar with can present atypically in real life. In these cases, histopathological examinations and clinicopathological correlation are critical in making an accurate diagnosis.

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COVID-19 und Plastische Chirurgie – Schönheitschirurgie oder wichtiger Bestandteil der medizinischen Versorgung?

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

The perception of plastic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic—an analysis of online search patterns on a medical information platform

The perception of plastic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic—an analysis of online search patterns on a medical information platform

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation following self-harm: a systematic review

Dermatopathological Correlation of Clinically Challenging Cutaneous Lesions: A Single Center Experience of 2184 cases

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