Place de la laparoscopie dans le diagnostic de la tuberculose péritonéale dans une région endémique de la Tunisie

La tuberculose reste un problème de santé publique en Tunisie. Le gouvernorat de Tataouine est une zone endémique. Le péritoine est atteint dans 1 à 2% des cas. Nous rapportons une étude épidémiologique rétrospective descriptive de 32 cas de patients opérés au Service de Chirurgie de Tataouine entre 2010 et 2020, la plupart par voie laparoscopique (28 patients), pour biopsie chirurgicale et confirmation histologique de tuberculose péritonéale. Nos patients étaient répartis en 24 femmes et 8 hommes soit un sexe ratio H/F de 0,33. L´âge médian était de 43 ans avec des extrêmes de 14 à 78 ans. La laparoscopie à visée diagnostic a été pratiquée dans 28 cas (87,5%). Devant l'aspect macroscopique per opératoire, le diagnostic de tuberculose péritonéale était fortement suspecté chez 16 patients (50%). L´étude anatomopathologique des biopsies réalisées a permis de confirmer le diagnostic chez tous les patients. Le but de ce travail est de rappeler les aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques de la tuberculose péritonéale dans une région endémique de la Tunisie et de présenter la place actuelle de la laparoscopie comme moyen diagnostique rapide et efficace

Burnout among surgeons before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an international survey

Background: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had many significant impacts within the surgical realm, and surgeons have been obligated to reconsider almost every aspect of daily clinical practice. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study reported in compliance with the CHERRIES guidelines and conducted through an online platform from June 14th to July 15th, 2020. The primary outcome was the burden of burnout during the pandemic indicated by the validated Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure. Results: Nine hundred fifty-four surgeons completed the survey. The median length of practice was 10 years; 78.2% included were male with a median age of 37 years old, 39.5% were consultants, 68.9% were general surgeons, and 55.7% were affiliated with an academic institution. Overall, there was a significant increase in the mean burnout score during the pandemic; longer years of practice and older age were significantly associated with less burnout. There were significant reductions in the median number of outpatient visits, operated cases, on-call hours, emergency visits, and research work, so, 48.2% of respondents felt that the training resources were insufficient. The majority (81.3%) of respondents reported that their hospitals were included in the management of COVID-19, 66.5% felt their roles had been minimized; 41% were asked to assist in non-surgical medical practices, and 37.6% of respondents were included in COVID-19 management. Conclusions: There was a significant burnout among trainees. Almost all aspects of clinical and research activities were affected with a significant reduction in the volume of research, outpatient clinic visits, surgical procedures, on-call hours, and emergency cases hindering the training. Trial registration: The study was registered on clicaltrials.gov "NCT04433286" on 16/06/2020