ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Changing Elective Surgery Profile During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Comparative Cohort Analysis from an Otolaryngology Clinic
COVID-19 Pandemisinde Değişen Cerrahi Profili: Bir Otolaringoloji Kliniğinden Retrospektif Karşılaştırmalı Kohort Analizi
Received Date : 30 Mar 2021
Accepted Date : 05 Jun 2021
Available Online : 14 Jun 2021
Seyit Mehmet CEYLANa, İbrahim PALAOĞLUa, Tuğba ASLAN DÜNDARa, Vehip BEYAZGÜNa
aClinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, TURKEY
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2021-83347 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(3):203-9
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ABSTRACT
Objective: The study aims to investigate the change in
the profile of elective otorhinolaryngologic surgeries performed during
the pandemic. Material and Methods: Ear nose throat surgical
procedures performed in Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research
Hospital-Department of Otorhinolaryngology between March-December
2019 and March-December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.
No statistical methods were used in the study. All data were reported as
percentages, numbers and bar charts on tables. Results: It was observed
that the number of elective surgeries performed on 875 patients in the
pre-pandemic period decreased to 243. The most common elective
surgery performed in both periods was septoplasty. Septoplasty operation
was 30.4% of all elective surgeries before the pandemic and
36.21% during the pandemic period. The rate of transoral surgeries was
25.37% before the pandemic and 18.1% during the pandemic.
Transnasal surgeries comprised 45.71% of elective surgeries before the
pandemic and 48.14% during the pandemic. Ear surgeries were 16%
of elective surgeries before the pandemic and 16.87% during the pandemic
period. While mastoidectomy among ear surgeries comprised
1.6% of all elective surgeries, this rate was 4.93% during the pandemic
period. Facial plastic surgery operations comprised 21.02% of elective
surgeries before the pandemic and 22.63% during the pandemic period.
Conclusion: The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic caused changes
in the number and profile of otorhinolaryngology surgeries. The rates
of facial cosmetic procedures and chronic otitis surgeries with a tendency
for complications have increased. The incidence of vestibulitis
has increased in the postoperative period in transnasal operations.
Keywords: COVID-19; elective surgical procedures; otolaryngology
ÖZET
Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, pandemi esnasında gerçekleştirilen
elektif kulak-burun-boğaz (KBB) ameliyatlarının profilindeki değişimi
araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim ve
Araştırma Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği'nde Mart 2020 ve Aralık
2020 tarihleri arasında sıkça uygulanan KBB cerrahi prosedürleri
ile Mart 2019 ve Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilen cerrahi
prosedürler retrospektif olarak incelendi. Herhangi bir istatistiksel yöntem
kullanılmadı. Tüm veriler, tablolarda yüzdeler, sayılar ve çubuk
grafikler olarak rapor edildi. Bulgular: Pandemi öncesi dönemde 875
hastaya uygulanan elektif cerrahi sayısının 243’e düştüğü görüldü. Her
2 dönemde de uygulanan en sık elektif cerrahi septoplastiydi. Pandemi
öncesinde tüm elektif cerrahilerin %30,4’ünü, pandemi döneminde ise
%36,21’ini septoplasti operasyonu oluşturmaktaydı. Transoral cerrahilerin
oranı pandemi öncesi %25,37; pandemi esnasında ise %18,1 idi.
Transnazal cerrahiler, pandemi öncesi elektif cerrahilerin %45,71’ini,
pandemi esnasında ise %48,14’ünü oluşturmaktaydı. Kulak cerrahileri,
pandemi öncesi elektif cerrahilerin %16’sını, pandemi döneminde ise
%16,87’sini oluşturmaktaydı. Kulak cerrahileri içerisinde mastoidektomi,
tüm elektif cerrahilerin %1,6’sını oluştururken, bu oran pandemi
döneminde %4,93 idi. Fasiyal plastik cerrahi operasyonları, pandemi
öncesinde elektif cerrahilerin %21,02’sini, pandemi döneminde ise
%22,63’ünü oluşturmaktaydı. Sonuç: Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemisi,
KBB ameliyatlarının sayı ve profilinde değişime neden olmuştur.
Komplikasyon eğilimi olan kronik otitlere uygulanan cerrahilerin ve fasiyal
plastik cerrahilerin oranları artmıştır. Transnazal cerrahilerde, postoperatif
dönemde vestibülit görülme sıklığında artış söz konusudur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; elektif cerrahi işlemler; otolaringoloji
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