Observational studyJournal of surgical oncology2021
Evaluating the feasibility of performing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study with 60 days follow-up results of a tertiary referral pandemic hospital.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective study and meta-analysis of data from 11,082 participants.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Gastric Cancer Surgery Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Multicenter Comparison of Prognostic Factors, Mortality, and Survival.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Challenges of Gastric Cancer Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the gastrointestinal oncology setting: An overview.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2022Review
- Challenges for maintaining surgical care practices in the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2022Article
- Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal cancer care delivery.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Restoration of elective spine surgery during the first wave of COVID-19 : a UK-wide British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) prospective, multicentre, observational study.Bone & joint open · 2021Article
- Surgical treatment of gastrointestinal tumors in a COVID-19 pandemic hospital: Can open versus minimally invasive surgery be safely performed?Journal of surgical oncology · 2021Article
- Evaluating the feasibility of performing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study with 60 days follow-up results of a tertiary referral pandemic hospital.Journal of surgical oncology · 2021Observational
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical treatment of gastric cancer.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has interfered with the treatment algorithm for patients with gastrointestinal (GIS) cancer, resulting in deferral of surgery. We presented the outcomes of our patients to evaluate whether surgery could be safely performed and followed-up without delaying any stage of GIS cancer during the pandemic.
methodsThis was an observational study of 177 consecutive patients who underwent elective GIS cancer surgery between March 11 and November 1, 2020. They were assessed regarding their perioperative and 60 days follow-up results for either surgical or COVID-19 status. Morbidity was determined according to the Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC). Continuous and categorical data were presented as median ± SD and number with percentage (%), respectively.
resultsThe study included 44 gastric, 33 pancreatic, 40 colon, and 59 rectal cancer patients. All patients underwent surgery and received neo/adjuvant treatments without delay. The overall morbidity (CDC grade II-IV) and mortality rates were 10.1% and 3.9%, respectively. None of the patients or medical staff were infected with COVID-19 during the study period.
conclusionGIS cancer surgery can be safely performed even within a pandemic hospital if proper isolation measures can be achieved for both patients and health workers. Regardless of the tumor stage, surgery should not be deferred, depending on unstandardized algorithms.
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