Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned
The review investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elective surgical treatment of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and the modifications of the duration of hospital stay scheduled for the surgery. Most of the studies included in our analysis showed a decrease in the number...
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| author | Catalin Vladut Ionut Feier Razvan Bardan Calin Muntean Andra Olariu Sorin Olariu |
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| description | The review investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elective surgical treatment of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and the modifications of the duration of hospital stay scheduled for the surgery. Most of the studies included in our analysis showed a decrease in the number of elective surgical procedures applied to patients with colorectal cancer, varying from 14% to 70% worldwide. We have also observed a significant shortening of the hospital stay in most of the cases, associated with a longer waiting time until hospital admission. In the end, we have performed a synthesis of all the valuable data and advice gathered from real life observations, proposing a strategy to deal with the pandemic and with the large number of cancer patients accumulated during these difficult times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46a20560ab704393a62e7913377f447c2023-11-24T01:09:09ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442022-09-015810132210.3390/medicina58101322Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be LearnedCatalin Vladut Ionut Feier0Razvan Bardan1Calin Muntean2Andra Olariu3Sorin Olariu4First Discipline of Surgery, Department X-Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Urology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaDepartment of Informatics and Medical Biostatistics, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaFirst Discipline of Surgery, Department X-Surgery, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 E. Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaThe review investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elective surgical treatment of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and the modifications of the duration of hospital stay scheduled for the surgery. Most of the studies included in our analysis showed a decrease in the number of elective surgical procedures applied to patients with colorectal cancer, varying from 14% to 70% worldwide. We have also observed a significant shortening of the hospital stay in most of the cases, associated with a longer waiting time until hospital admission. In the end, we have performed a synthesis of all the valuable data and advice gathered from real life observations, proposing a strategy to deal with the pandemic and with the large number of cancer patients accumulated during these difficult times.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/10/1322COVID-19 pandemiccolorectal cancerelective surgerylength of hospital stay |
| spellingShingle | Catalin Vladut Ionut Feier Razvan Bardan Calin Muntean Andra Olariu Sorin Olariu Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned Medicina COVID-19 pandemic colorectal cancer elective surgery length of hospital stay |
| title | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned |
| title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned |
| title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elective Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Lessons to Be Learned |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the elective surgery for colorectal cancer lessons to be learned |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic colorectal cancer elective surgery length of hospital stay |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/10/1322 |
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