ArticleEpidemiology and health2022
The impact of COVID-19 on cancer care in a tertiary hospital in Korea: possible collateral damage to emergency care.
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- Costs of hospital stays in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis between cancer and non-cancer patients.BMC health services research · 2026Observational
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- Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits of Adult Cancer Patients With Fever or Respiratory Symptoms: A Korean Nationwide Population-Based Study, 2016-2020.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- Government Initiatives for Research Ethics During COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on cancer care: How the pandemic has changed cancer utilization and expenditures.PloS one · 2024Article
- Changes in the Utilization of Health Care Services by Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Yonsei medical journal · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu City, Korea and Response to COVID-19: How Have We Dealt and What Are the Lessons?Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Review
- Clinicopathological Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Undergoing Preoperative Short-In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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objectivesWe investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in a tertiary hospital in Korea without specific lockdown measures.
methodsA retrospective cohort of cancer patients from one of the largest tertiary hospitals in Korea was used to compare healthcare utilization in different settings (outpatient cancer clinic, the emergency department [ED], and admissions to the hematology/oncology ward) between January 1 and December 31, 2020 and the same time period in 2019. The percent changes in healthcare utilization between the 2 periods were calculated.
resultsA total of 448,833 cases from the outpatient cohort, 26,781 cases from the ED cohort, and 14,513 cases from the admission cohort were reviewed for 2019 and 2020. The total number of ED visit cases significantly decreased from 2019 to 2020 by 18.04%, whereas the proportion of cancer patients remained stable. The reduction in ED visits was more prominent in patients with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19, high-acuity cases, and those who lived in non-capital city areas. There were no significant changes in the number of total visits, new cases in the outpatient clinic, or the total number of hospitalizations between the 2 periods.
conclusionsDuring the pandemic, the number of ED visits significantly decreased, while the use of the outpatient clinic and hospitalizations were not affected. Cancer patients' ED visits decreased after the COVID-19 outbreak, suggesting the potential for collateral damage outside the hospital if patients cannot reach the ED in a timely manner.
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