Impact of COVID-19 on the time to counseling and treatment of prostate cancer

Autor: Dejan K. Filipas, Randi M. Pose, Phillip Marks, Pierre Tennstedt, Burkhard Beyer, Derya Tilki, Hendrik Isbarn, Tobias Maurer, Tim A. Ludwig, Hans Heinzer, Thomas Steuber
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: The Aging Male, Vol 27, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 13685538
1473-0790
1368-5538
DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2024.2347465
Popis: Purpose This study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic (CP) impacted the timeline between initial diagnosis (ID) of prostate carcinoma and subsequent therapy consultation (TC) or radical prostatectomy (RP) due to the implementation of a “minimal contact concept,” which postponed clinical examinations until the day of admission.Methods We analyzed patient data from a tertiary care center from 2018 to September 2021. The focus was on comparing the time intervals from ID to TC and from ID to RP before and during the CP.Results Of 12,255 patients, 6,073 (61.6%) were treated before and 3,791 (38.4%) during the CP. The median time from ID to TC reduced from 37 days (IQR: 21 – 58d) pre-CP to 32 days (IQR: 20 – 50d) during CP (p
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