EVALUATION OF TURKISH SURGEONS KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS LEVEL OF SARS-CoV-2 AND THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH PERSONEL PROTECTIVE MEASURES: A SURVEY STUDY

Gojayev A., Ersen O., ÜNAL A. E., DEMİRCİ S.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.838-843, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.838-843
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronavirus, pandemics, surgery, surgeons, Turkey, COVID-19, RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction : Since December 2019, the whole world has been fighting the new coronavirus pandemic, and healthcare professionals are at the forefront of this fight. Surgeons also had to react to this unprecedented clinical challenge by reorganizing their daily work. The aim of this study is to evaluate surgeons' knowledge and awareness of the novel coronavirus, their role in the pandemic process, their compliance with personal protective measures, and their attitude during surgery.