ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2021
Collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic: an alarming decline in critical procedures in otorhinolaryngology in a German university hospital.
Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Seasonality Disrupted: Post-Pandemic Trends in Otorhinolaryngological Infections.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncological care in Germany: rapid review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Period on Patients with Head and Neck Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The COVID-19 pandemic first wave in Sweden: A national registry study of the effects on pediatric anesthesia and surgery.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Avoidable Cardiovascular Events: A Serious Side Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2021Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on the diagnosis and treatment of ENT patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the pandemic on the number of otolaryngological procedures, particularly for critical diagnoses with potential negative effects due to prolonged symptom duration.
methodsWe evaluated 10,716 surgical procedures between January 1, 2018 and May 31, 2020, focusing on the 16-week period around March 16, 2020, which includes 1080 observations. We further analyzed subsets of critical procedures.
resultsWe found a decline in critical procedures by 43% although no critical procedures were postponed by the hospital. Meanwhile, the share of critical procedures increased up to 90% caused by the cancellation of elective surgery. Especially worrisome was that diagnostic procedures for suspected malignancies decreased by 41% during the pandemic.
conclusionThe decline in critical procedures in otorhinolaryngology as collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic is considerable and therefore alarming.
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