Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T23 |
0-7 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS |
T24 |
9-15 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Survey |
T25 |
16-528 |
Sentence |
denotes |
An online survey was designed and submitted to all members of 7 international pancreatic associations and study groups: the Pancreas Club, European Pancreatic Club, Chinese Pancreatic Surgery Association, European Consortium on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery, Study Group of Preoperative Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Group of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma with Peritoneal Metastasis, and International Study Group on Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas using Google Forms (Google LLC, Menlo Park CA). |
T26 |
529-676 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Both surgeons and nonsurgeons (eg, gastroenterologists and medical oncologists) were asked to participate in this survey to balance the discussion. |
T27 |
677-968 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The survey consisted of 36 questions on baseline characteristics, the local impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pancreatic surgery (ie, number of pancreatic resections, triage, and screening), and 21 statements about the role of pancreatic surgery in the current era of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
T28 |
969-1052 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Each statement had to be appraised using 3 options: agree, disagree, and uncertain. |
T29 |
1053-1111 |
Sentence |
denotes |
See Text – Supplemental Digital Content 1, for the survey. |
T30 |
1112-1172 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The survey was conducted in the first 2 weeks of April 2020. |
T31 |
1173-1351 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Nonrespondents were reminded twice because of the rapid developments in the current COVID-19 crisis and need for novel policy development a relatively short time window was used. |
T32 |
1352-1485 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Respondents were asked to register their name and institution to prevent overlap of members between the above-mentioned associations. |
T33 |
1486-1579 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The response rate could not be calculated since associations submitted the survey themselves. |
T34 |
1580-1739 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All study procedures were reviewed and approved by the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB) (protocol #20-0843) at the University of Colorado. |
T35 |
1741-1752 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Definitions |
T36 |
1753-2236 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, bile duct cancer, duodenal and ampullary adenocarcinomas, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) were defined in accordance to the WHO definitions.8,9 A hospital was defined as a high-volume pancreatic center when performing ≥20 pancreatoduodenectomies annually.10 Consensus was defined as >80% agreement among respondents and moderate agreement was defined as 60% to 80% agreement among them. |
T37 |
2238-2258 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Statistical Analysis |
T38 |
2259-2393 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Variables were processed and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Microsoft Windows version 26 (IBM Corp., Orchard Road Armonk, NY). |
T39 |
2394-2483 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Data were reported as number with percentage or as median with interquartile range (IQR). |
T40 |
2484-2656 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The weekly volume of pancreatic resections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was compared, using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for non-normally distributed variables. |
T41 |
2657-2770 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Sensitivity analyses were performed to investigate the influence of specialty, the type of center, and continent. |
T42 |
2771-2838 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Statistical significance was considered as 2-tailed P value <0.050. |