The Rate of Interventional Pain Procedures During Covid 19: A National Survey Among Egyptian Pain Practitioners

Background: Coronavirus pandemic health restrictions has deleteriously affected the rates of all interventional procedures even for emergency cases. This study tried to evaluate the impact of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-19 infection on rates of interventional pain therapy (IPT).

Methods: Setting: Multicenter Study. Design: Prospective observational study, approved by the Local Ethical Committee (RC:2-1-21). Materials: Two 20-item questionnaires with five choices for probable answer using a Likert-5 point scale were constructed as self-assessment questionnaire. The questionnaires were uploaded to the Google drive, and the links and identification codes were sent using the WhatsApp to 500 IPT providers. The feedback answers were scored and statistically analyzed. Statistical analyses will be performed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics (Version 22, 2015; Armonk, USA) for Windows statistical package. P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.