ArticleUpdates in surgery2021
The THYCOVIT (Thyroid Surgery during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy) study: results from a nationwide, multicentric, case-controlled study.
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- Thyroid surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a systematic review.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Thyroid Cancer Surgery.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Transient Hypoparathyroidism after Total Thyroidectomy: Insights from a Cohort Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Groin Hernia Repair during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Romanian Nationwide Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast surgery in Italy: a multi-centric retrospective observational study.Updates in surgery · 2023Observational
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- Limited disease progression in endocrine surgery patients with treatment delays due to COVID-19.Surgery · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on thyroid nodular disease: a retrospective study in a single center in the western part of Romania.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Thyroid surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: difficulties - how to improve.Innovative surgical sciences · 2022Review
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- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Thyroid Surgery in a University Hospital in South Korea.Cancers · 2022Article
- Association between hashimoto thyroiditis and differentiated thyroid cancer: A single-center experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Thyroid Cancer and COVID-19: Prospects for Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Development.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Thyroid Cancer: Toward Surgical Evolution.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Management of Low-Risk Thyroid Cancers: Is Active Surveillance a Valid Option? A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a disruption of surgical care. The aim of this multi-centric, retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on surgical activity for thyroid disease among the Italian Units of Endocrine Surgery. Three phases of the pandemic were identified based on the epidemiological situation and the public measures adopted from the Italian Government (1st phase: from 9th March to 3rd May 2020; 2nd phase: from 4th May to 14th June; 3rd phase: from 15th June to 31st). The patients operated upon during these phases were compared to those who underwent surgery during the same period of the previous year. Overall, 3892 patients from 28 Italian endocrine surgical units were included in the study, 1478 (38%) operated upon during COVID-19 pandemic, and 2414 (62%) during the corresponding period of 2019. The decrease in the number of operations was by 64.8%, 44.7% and 5.1% during the three phases of COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 2019, respectively. During the first and the second phases, the surgical activity was dedicated mainly to oncological patients. No differences in post-operative complications were noted between the two periods. Oncological activity for thyroid cancer was adequately maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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