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ArticleHead & neck2020

Clinical and surgical management of patients with head and neck cancer in a COVID-19 dedicated center in Italy.

Jacopo Galli, Stefano Settimi, Laura Tricarico, Giovanni Almadori, Gaetano Paludetti

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Article in Head & neck, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Head and Neck Cancer During Covid-19 Pandemic: Was there a Diagnostic Delay?Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  5. Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on hospitalisation and post-operative rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacopo GalliOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Stefano SettimiHead and Neck Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0104-1501
Laura TricaricoHead and Neck Department, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni AlmadoriOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Gaetano PaludettiOtorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFor the EARs NOSE AND THROAT (ENT) surgeon, there are many challenges that show-up in the clinical management of a patient affected by a head and neck cancer during COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the postoperative period.

methodsDuring the acute COVID-19 emergency phase in Italy, we analyzed the management of a patient affected by a head and neck cancer. We reported several clinical data about the hospitalization period, pointing out the difficulties encountered both from clinical and management point of view.

resultsDuring pandemic, we admitted 27 oncological patients at our ENT Department. Delays in surgical procedures, complications of hospitalizations, need for radiological studies, and possible transfer to other hospital ward, due to suspect SARS-CoV-2 infection, were registered.

conclusionsThe changes in the whole health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the management of patients with head and neck cancer, generating several clinical challenges for the ENT surgeon.

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PMID32476204
PMCPMC7300905
OpenAlexW3029495860

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