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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2022; 55(01): 045-053
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735425
Original Article

The Impact of “COVID-19” and “Webinar Pandemic” on Plastic Surgery Practice in Teaching Institutes and Resident Training—A Multicentric Perspective

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  • Satyaswarup Tripathy

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Devi Prasad Mohapatra 

    2   Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

  • Ranjit Kumar Sahu

    3   Department of Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India

  • Subair Mohsina 

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Ramesh Kumar Sharma

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Subhendu Khan

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Sharda Renu

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Chandra Kunwari Singh

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Suraj R. Nair

    1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

  • Shijina Koliath

    2   Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

  • Imran Pathan

    2   Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Abstract

Introduction The study was carried out to quantify the changes induced by the pandemic in plastic surgery practice and training and to study the impact of the webinars on plastic surgery education from a residents’ perspective.

Methods In this multicentric study, the number and type of surgeries, cause of injuries, and their regional variation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) period (February–September 2020) were compared with pre–COVID-19 time. An online survey on the impact of webinars was conducted for plastic surgery trainees across the country.

Results There was a significant reduction in total number of surgeries (p = 0.003). The procedures for hand (p = 0.156), faciomaxillary injuries (p = 0.25), and replantations (p = 0.46) were comparable; there was a significant reduction in combined orthopedic-plastic-surgical procedures (p = 0.009) during the pandemic. There was a significant reduction in road accidents (p = 0.007) and suicidal injuries (p = 0.002) and increase in assault (p = 0.03) and domestic accidents (p = 0.01) during the COVID-19 period.

A usefulness score of >8 was given for the webinars by 68.7% residents. There was no significant difference in perception of utility when correlated with the academic program at their institutes (p = 0.109); 92% opined webinars should continue in post-COVID times.

Conclusion There was a drastic reduction in number of elective and emergency procedures during the COVID-19 time, negatively affecting resident training program. Majority of residents felt that webinars could prove a useful adjunct to training in formal training program in post-COVID-19 scenario.

Keywords

hand trauma - faciomaxillary injury - malignancy reconstruction - aesthetic procedures - webinar - conferences

Financial Disclosures

None.


All the study procedures are conforming to the Declaration of Helsinki.


Author Contributions

Dr. Satyaswarup Tripathy, Dr. Devi Prasad Mohapatra, and Dr. Mohsina Subair were involved in the study design, data collection and interpretation, and writing of the manuscript. Dr. Ranjit Kumar Sahu and Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sharma were involved in writing of the manuscript and critically assessed the manuscript for intellectual content. Dr. Subhendu Khan, Dr. Sharda Renu, Dr. Chandra Kunwari Singh, Dr. Suraj. R. Nair, Dr. Shijina Koliath, and Dr. Imran Pathan were involved in data collection and analysis and writing of the manuscript.


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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 31. Oktober 2020

Angenommen: 22. Mai 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
09. Februar 2022

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