Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Since the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Japan in January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a significant change in people’s lives. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have had an impact on the work of anesthesiologists, the specific impact ha...
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| author | Tomonori Takazawa Yuki Sugiyama Yasuhiro Amano Tetsuhito Hara Eiki Kanemaru Takao Kato Takashi Kawano Tsukasa Kochiyama Tatsuya Tsuji Shigeru Saito |
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| description | Since the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Japan in January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a significant change in people’s lives. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have had an impact on the work of anesthesiologists, the specific impact has been largely unreported. We hypothesized that the number of general anesthesia (GA) cases has decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective survey at 34 facilities in Japan as a part of the Japanese Epidemiologic Study for Perioperative Anaphylaxis. The results showed that the number of GA cases had significantly decreased, particularly in May 2020, under the government’s declaration of a state of emergency. The decline in GA caseload had not fully recovered by July 2020. Furthermore, there were regional differences in the decline in the number of GA cases. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of anesthesiologists was greater in prefectures where there were more COVID-19 patients and where the state of emergency was declared earlier. Our study suggested a region-dependent decrease in the number of GA cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0a9815802b14663adc3b9f403e438a92025-02-03T01:27:24ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69621687-69702021-01-01202110.1155/2021/81447948144794Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective StudyTomonori Takazawa0Yuki Sugiyama1Yasuhiro Amano2Tetsuhito Hara3Eiki Kanemaru4Takao Kato5Takashi Kawano6Tsukasa Kochiyama7Tatsuya Tsuji8Shigeru Saito9Intensive Care Unit, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, JapanIntensive Care Unit, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, JapanSince the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Japan in January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a significant change in people’s lives. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have had an impact on the work of anesthesiologists, the specific impact has been largely unreported. We hypothesized that the number of general anesthesia (GA) cases has decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective survey at 34 facilities in Japan as a part of the Japanese Epidemiologic Study for Perioperative Anaphylaxis. The results showed that the number of GA cases had significantly decreased, particularly in May 2020, under the government’s declaration of a state of emergency. The decline in GA caseload had not fully recovered by July 2020. Furthermore, there were regional differences in the decline in the number of GA cases. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work of anesthesiologists was greater in prefectures where there were more COVID-19 patients and where the state of emergency was declared earlier. Our study suggested a region-dependent decrease in the number of GA cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8144794 |
| spellingShingle | Tomonori Takazawa Yuki Sugiyama Yasuhiro Amano Tetsuhito Hara Eiki Kanemaru Takao Kato Takashi Kawano Tsukasa Kochiyama Tatsuya Tsuji Shigeru Saito Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Anesthesiology Research and Practice |
| title | Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study |
| title_full | Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study |
| title_short | Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study |
| title_sort | impact of the first wave of covid 19 on the number of general anesthesia cases in 34 tertiary hospitals in japan a multicenter retrospective study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8144794 |
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