ReviewThe Lancet. Oncology2020
Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus.
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Hisham MehannaInstitute for Head and Neck Studies and Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: h.mehanna@bham.ac.uk.
John C HardmanHead and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Jared A ShensonDivision of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Ahmad K Abou-FoulDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.
Michael C TopfDivision of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Mohammad AlFalasiDepartment of Otolaryngology, United Arab Emirates University, Alain, United Arab Emirates.
Jason Y K ChanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Pankaj ChaturvediDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Velda Ling Yu ChowDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
Andreas DietzDepartment of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Johannes J FaganDivision of Otolaryngology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Christian GodballeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Wojciech GolusińskiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
Akihiro HommaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Sefik HosalDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Atilim University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
N Gopalakrishna IyerDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Centre and Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Cyrus KerawalaHead and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Yoon Woo KohDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Anna KonneyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medical Science, Kumasi, Ghana.
Luiz P KowalskiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, A C Camargo Cancer Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Dennis KrausDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, New York, NY, USA.
Moni A KuriakoseDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cochin Cancer Research Centre, Cochin, India.
Efthymios KyrodimosFirst Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Stephen Y LaiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
C Rene LeemansDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Paul LennonDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, St James's Hospital and The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Lisa LicitraFoundation IRCCS, Division of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Cancer of Milan, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Pei-Jen LouDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bernard LyonsDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Haitham MirghaniDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
Anthonny C NicholsDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Vinidh PaleriHead and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Benedict J PanizzaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Pablo Parente AriasDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain.
Mihir R PatelDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Cesare PiazzaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Maxillofacial and Thyroid Surgery, National Institute of Cancer of Milan, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Danny RischinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alvaro SanabriaDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidad de Antioquia-Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación, Medellin, Colombia; CEXCA Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello, Medellin, Colombia.
Robert P TakesDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
David J ThomsonDepartment of Clinical Oncology, The Christie National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Ravindra UppaluriDivision of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Yu WangDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Sue S YomDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Yi-Ming ZhuDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center-Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Sandro V PorcedduDepartment of Cancer Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
John R de AlmeidaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Surgical Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Chrisian SimonDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
F Christopher HolsingerDivision of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Funding
Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8MNCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
Abstract
The speed and scale of the global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented pressures on health services worldwide, requiring new methods of service delivery during the health crisis. In the setting of severe resource constraint and high risk of infection to patients and clinicians, there is an urgent need to identify consensus statements on head and neck surgical oncology practice. We completed a modified Delphi consensus process of three rounds with 40 international experts in head and neck cancer surgical, radiation, and medical oncology, representing 35 international professional societies and national clinical trial groups. Endorsed by 39 societies and professional bodies, these consensus practice recommendations aim to decrease inconsistency of practice, reduce uncertainty in care, and provide reassurance for clinicians worldwide for head and neck surgical oncology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the setting of acute severe resource constraint and high risk of infection to patients and staff.
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Health Care RationingPractice Guidelines as TopicBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Head and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInternational CooperationOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Surgical Oncology
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