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Risk of contagion of SARS-CoV-2 among otorhinolaryngologists in Spain during the “Two waves”

2021; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 278; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s00405-020-06582-8

1434-4726

Cristina Martín-Villares, Manuel Bernal‐Sprekelsen, Carmen Perez Molina-Ramirez, Margarita Bartolome-Benito, Miguel Aristegui-Ruiz, Adriana Agüero-Medina, Aihnoa Tolosa, Aitor Zabala-Lopezde Maturana, Albert Idigora-Planas, Alberto Codina-Aroca, Alberto Encinas-Vicente, Alberto Sanchez-Tudela, Alejandra Ayala, Alejandro Lowy‐Benoliel, Alejandro Zuaza-Gonzalez, Alfonso Bonilla-Perez, Alfonso Campos-Gonzalez, Alfonso García-Piñero, Alfonso Marco-Garrido, Alfredo García‐Fernández, Almudena Trinidad, Álvaro Sánchez Barrueco, Amaya Lázaro-Sánchez, Z Piñeiro, Ana Isabel Navazo-Eguía, Ana Quintana-Sanjuás, Andrea Rubio-Fernandez, Moreno-Juara Ángel, Angel Muñoz-Herrera, Angela Bellmunt-Fontanet, Antonio Almodovar-Iniesta, Antonio Caravaca-García, Antonio Del Palacio, Antonio Martel-Lopez, Antonio Martinez-Lapeña, Antonio MartinezRuiz-Coello, Aranzazu Perez-Fernandez, Azor Carreras-Alcaraz, Bárbara Molina-Gil, Beatriz Molina-Montes, Beatriz Pallarés Martí, Belen De la Iglesia, Blanca Pilar Galindo Torres, Blanca Mateos-Serrano, Clara García‐Bastida, Carla Meler‐Claramonte, Carlos Calvo-Navarro, Carlos Domingo‐Carrasco, Carlos Escobar-Sanchez, Carlos Sanchez-Herrero, Carlota Rovira-Ramos, Carmelo Morales‐Angulo, Carmen Rosal-Fraga, Carmen L. Ospina Salazar, César Orús, Coia Romeu-Figuerola, Cristian Ruminot, Cristina A. Vázquez-Romero, Cristina Dios-Loureiro, Cristina Valor-García, Daniel Poletti-Serafini, Daniella Laguado, Diana Lopez-Lopez, Diana Luorido, Diego Rodriguez-Contreras, Eduardo Morera-Serna, Elisa Gil‐Carcedo, Enrique Coscaron-Blanco, Enrique Guillén-Lozada, Enrique Zapater-Latorre, Estefanía Hernández‐García, Estefanía Lozano, Esther Montane-Sala, Esther Sota-Eguizabal, Esther Úbeda-Fernández, Fabian Alzate-Amaya, F. Sánchez Fernández, Felipe Junjgohann-Jofre, Francisco García-Córdoba, Francisco García‐Purriños, Francisco Ramos, Gabriel Huguet-Llull, Gabriela Simonetti, Guillermo Gil-Grasa, Guillermo Plaza, Gustavo Eisenberg-Plaza, Hander Acosta, I. Alonso-Alonso, Ignacio Alcalá Rueda, Ignacio Alvarez-Alvarez, Ignacio Jiménez‐Huerta, Ignacio Viza-Puiggros, Ignacio Clemente, Inmaculada Fernandez-Robledo, Irene Monjas‐Cánovas, Irma Yolanda Castillo-López, Isabel Cremades-Navalon, Isabel García-López, Isabel González-Guijarro, Isabel Tirado-Zamora, Jacoba Alba-Mesquida, Jacobo Chao-Vietes, Jaime Santos-Pérez, Javier García, Javier Herrero-Agustín, Javier Lopez-Martin, Javier Martinez-Subias, Javier Vila, Jesus Benitez-del Rosario, Jesús Crovato-Rojas, Jesús Gimeno‐Hernández, Jesus Dominguez‐Calvo, Jesus Jose Ramos-Fernandez, Jesús María Martínez-Salazar, Jorge Alfaro-Garcia, Jorge De Abajo-Larriba, Jorge Freijanes-Otero, Jorge Prada-Pendolero, Jose Antonio Municio-Martin, José Carlos Casqueiro, José Ignacio Tato, Jose Miguel Sebastian, Jose Miguel Tejeda, Jose Miguel Villacampa-Auba, JManuel Morales, Jose Ramon Alba-Garcia, Josep Dalmau, Juan Antonio Pasamontes-Pingarron, Juan Carlos Amor‐Dorado, Juan Carlos Flores-Martín, Juan Carlos-Villatoro, Juan Higuera-Lucas, Juan Jose Artazkoz-del Toro, Juan Jose Diaz-Argüello, Kiara Tudela-Cabello, L. Rubio-Yanguas, Laura Gerarda Cianci-Jaimes, Laura Palomino, Laura Rodrigáñez, Lourdes Montes‐Jovellar, Lucia Baguena-Campos, Luis Pascua-Gomez, M Dolors Deola-Trasserra, Jenifer Cueva-Díaz, Manuela Sancho-Mestre, Mar Lasso-delaVega, Mar Medina, Mari Cruz Iglesias-Moreno, Maria Dolores Martin-Sanchez, Maria Foglia-Fernández, María Jesús Miranda Velasco, Maria Jesús-Dominguez, Estefanía Hernández‐García, Maria Jose Lavilla-Martin de Valmaseda, Maria José Gonzalez-Gimeno, Maria Puente-Verez, María Uzcanga-Lacabe, Mario Cuetos-Azcona, Mario Fernández‐Fernández, Mariano Andres Vazquez, Marisela Cardier-Suárez, Marta Alcaraz, Marta Calvo, Mejías Estévez, Marta Faubel-Serra, Marta Fernandez-Pello, Marta Mesalles-Ruíz, Michalina Rusiecka, Miguel Ángel Alañon-Fernández, Miriam Natsuki Oishi-Konari, Monica Granda, Monica Hernando-Cuñado, Noelia Muñoz-Fernandez, Nuria Rodriguez-Prado, Oscar Alemán-López, Pablo Parente Arias, Pablo Torrico-Roman, Paula Aragon, Paula Martinez-Pascual, Rafael Barberá, Rafael Fernández‐Liesa, Rafael Garcia-Sardon, Raimundo Gutiérrez-Fonseca, Ramon Jimenez-Montoya, Raquel De la Fuente-Hernandez, Raquelortiz-Rodrigo, Ricardo Gonzalez-Orus, Rocio Corrales-Millan, Rosa Delia Ramirez, Rosa Babarro Fernandez, Rosa Sancho-Calvo, Rosalia Souviron-Encabo, Rosana Almela-Cortes, Rosario Ruiz-Gomez, Roser Lopez-Diu, Rubén Jara-Rubio, Sara Alcantara-Armenteros, Sara Tamboura, Saturnino Santos-Santos, Selvyn Gonzalez-Melgan, Sergio Andrino-Martin, Silvia Dominguez-Ovejas, Simara Rodriguez-Rondon, Soledad Suarez-Ortega, Teresa Rivera, Teresa Rivera-Rodriguez, Tomas Martínez‐Guirado, Tomas Mogollon-Cano, Valery Nuñez-Carrasco, Vanessa Villarraga-Cova, Victoria Montoro-Martinez, Yolanda Escamilla-Carpintero,

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The aim of our study was to obtain data about the contagion rate among Otolaryngologists in Spanish ENT Departments and about the clinical outcomes in positive otolaryngologists. As a secondary objective, we aim to assess the rate of contagion in the first and the second Covid-19 wave in Spain among Otorhinolaryngologists and the regional distribution by ENT-Departments. Study design and population: This is a prospective observational study in a cohort of 975 Otolaryngologists from 87 ENT Departments conducted from March 25 to November 17 in our collaborative group, COVID ORL ESP. COVID‐19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was the diagnostic standard. Hospitalization and/or intensive care admission and mortality was recorded as non-identified data. Data collected from 975 otolaryngologist from 87 Departments resulted in 157 (16.5%) otolaryngologists testing positive for SARS-CoV-19 by RT-PCR. Important geographic differences in contagion are reported. A total of 136 (86.6%) otolaryngologists were tested positive during the first wave and 21 (13.3%) during the second wave. At the last cut-off point of the study only 30/87 ENT Departments (34.5%) remained COVID19-free and 5 Departments reported more than 50% staff members testing positive. The majority of positive tested otolaryngologists (126/157; 80.2%) had only mild or no symptoms, 17 developed moderate symptoms (10.8%) and 3 had pneumonia not requiring hospitalization (2%). Five colleagues were admitted at hospital, 4 required ICU (2.5%) and 2 colleges died from COVID-19. During the first wave of the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic otolaryngologists in Spain have been overall the group suffering the highest rate of contagion, particularly during the first month. Subsequently, the Spanish Ministry of Health should include otorhinolaryngologists as a high-risk group in airborne pandemics.