The impact of COVID-19 on gastric cancer surgery: a single-center retrospective study

Autor: Yu-xuan Li, Chang-zheng He, Yi-chen Liu, Peng-yue Zhao, Xiao-lei Xu, Yu-feng Wang, Shao-you Xia, Xiao-hui Du
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Surgery, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-00885-7
Popis: Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Patients with cancer are more likely to incur poor clinical outcomes. Due to the prevailing pandemic, we propose some surgical strategies for gastric cancer patients. Methods The ‘COVID-19’ period was defined as occurring between 2020 and 01-20 and 2020-03-20. The enrolled patients were divided into two groups, pre-COVID-19 group (PCG) and COVID-19 group (CG). A total of 109 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. Results The waiting time before admission increased by 4 days in the CG (PCG: 4.5 [IQR: 2, 7.8] vs. CG: 8.0 [IQR: 2,20]; p = 0.006). More patients had performed chest CT scans besides abdominal CT before admission during the COVID-19 period (PCG: 22 [32%] vs. CG: 30 [73%], p = 0.001). After admission during the COVID period, the waiting time before surgery was longer (PCG: 3[IQR: 2,5] vs. CG: 7[IQR: 5,9]; p
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