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ArticleHead & neck2020

Penn Medicine Head and Neck Cancer Service Line COVID-19 management guidelines.

Gregory S Weinstein, Roger Cohen, Alexander Lin, Bert W O'Malley, John Lukens, Samuel Swisher-McClure, Rabie M Shanti, Jason G Newman, Harman S Parhar, Kendall Tasche and 16 more

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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 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Making the Best of Limited Resources: Improving Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Gregory S WeinsteinDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Roger CohenDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alexander LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bert W O'MalleyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
John LukensDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Samuel Swisher-McClureDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rabie M ShantiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jason G NewmanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Harman S ParharDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-8452
Kendall TascheDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Robert M BrodyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ara ChalianDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Steven CannadyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
James N PalmerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nithin D AdappaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael A KohanskiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joshua BaumlDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Charu AggarwalDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kathleen MontoneDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Virginia LivolsiDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Zubair W BalochDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jalal B JalalyDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kumarasen CooperDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Karthik RajasekaranDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Laurie Loevner
Christopher RassekhDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has altered the health care environment for the management of head and neck cancers. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide direction during the pandemic for rational Head and Neck Cancer management in order to achieve a medically and ethically appropriate balance of risks and benefits.

methodsCreation of consensus document.

resultsThe process yielded a consensus statement among a wide range of practitioners involved in the management of patients with head and neck cancer in a multihospital tertiary care health system.

conclusionsThese guidelines support an ethical approach for the management of head and neck cancers during the COVID-19 epidemic consistent with both the local standard of care as well as the head and neck oncological literature.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusAmbulatory CareCombined Modality TherapyContinuity of Patient CareCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Head and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInfection ControlMedical OncologyMulti-Institutional SystemsOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPalliative CarePandemicsPatient SafetyPennsylvaniacoronavirusCOVID-19head and neck cancerSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32584447
PMCPMC7362039

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