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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

The Impact of COVID-19 Infection on the Postoperative Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients.

Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Diaconu, Cornel Savu, Carmen Savu, Ovidiu Stiru, Irina Balescu

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Consequences of COVID-19 for the Pancreas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  3. The pancreas and COVID-19: a clinical conundrum.American journal of translational research · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nicolae BacalbasaDepartment of Visceral Surgery, Center of Excellence in Translational Medicine "Fundeni" Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania; nicolae_bacalbasa@yahoo.ro.
Camelia DiaconuDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Cornel SavuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Carmen SavuDepartment of Anesthesiology, "Fundeni" Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
Ovidiu StiruDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania.
Irina BalescuDepartment of Surgery, "Ponderas" Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimThe aim of this study is to report a case series of three patients who developed postoperative severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, although the initial tests were negative. PATIENTS AND

methodsBetween April and September 2020, three patients submitted to pancreatoduodenectomy developed SARS-CoV-2 infection; their outcomes were compared to those of a similar group in which the postoperative outcomes were uneventful.

resultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of pre- and intraoperative outcomes; however, all of the three cases who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection postoperatively required re-admission in the intensive care unit and a longer hospital in stay. The overall mortality rate was null.

conclusionPatients submitted to pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer who develop SARS-COV-2 infection postoperatively need a more appropriate supportive care; however, the overall mortality does not appear to increase, justifying, in this way, the continuation of programmed oncological of surgeries.

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AdultCOVID-19HumansLength of StayMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative PeriodSARS-CoV-2COVIDpancreatic cancerpandemicpostoperative outcome

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PMID33622935
PMCPMC8045124

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