| Autor: |
Kunhi Haresh, Yousra Izzuddeen, Anil Gupta, Narendra Kumar, Devangana Bora, Jagadesan Pandjatcharam, Amit Bahl, Umesh Velu, Subhash Pandit, Krishnanunni Vijayakumar Ajitha, Khan Mohammad Masud Rana, Lakshman Obeysekara, Subhash Gupta, Goura Kishor Rath |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, Vol 5, Iss S1, Pp 75-81 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2588-3682 |
| DOI: |
10.31557/apjcc.2020.5.S1.75-81 |
| Popis: |
Background: With the pandemic gaining a firm foothold globally, various governments world-wide are trying hard to halt its unprecedented spread. The pandemic is challenging the healthcare professionals in unique ways and forcing the frontline fighters to come up with dynamic changes in almost all disciplines of medical science. This article is aimed at a detailed review of the exist-ing guidelines for radiotherapy practice during this pandemic from across the world. Methods: This review has been organised under specific subheadings that pertains to the functioning of a Radiation Oncology facility in South Asian countries like India. After a detailed Zoom video conference between the authors, it was decided to focus the review under the following sub-headings: staff allocation, staff education, screening of patients, patient waiting area modifica-tion, patient selection, radiotherapy planning and execution, review of patients on radiotherapy, brachytherapy, inpatient admissions, follow up, resident training and treatment of suspected or positive COVID 19 patients. Results: After discussion among the authors, a consensus working suggestion during the COVID-19 pandemic has been proposed for a radiotherapy center in a South Asian country like India. All the authors worked simultaneously on a Google doc docu-ment to develop this manuscript. Conclusions: This paper can be a reference document for the functioning of a radiotherapy facility during the COVID19 pandemic. As the infrastructure of different institutes vary and so does each patient, the importance of fine tuning and tailoring our final decisions before treating a patient in this unprecedented crisis cannot be undermined. |
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