Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center
IntroductionTreatment of patients with COVID-19 has been a priority by competing with the treatment of any other disease due to limited hospital resources. The current pandemic situation has focused the attention of healthcare providers around the world away from all other non-emergency health probl...
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| author | Valentina Magnani Rossella Vicenti Raffaella Fabbri Roberto Paradisi Lucia De Meis Diego Raimondo Paolo Casadio Renato Seracchioli Renato Seracchioli |
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| description | IntroductionTreatment of patients with COVID-19 has been a priority by competing with the treatment of any other disease due to limited hospital resources. The current pandemic situation has focused the attention of healthcare providers around the world away from all other non-emergency health problems, including oncofertility. The aim of the study was to evaluate the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity levels of ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in the our center.MethodsThe study analyzed the number of patients treated for OTC in our center during three periods: pre-pandemic period: March 2019-February 2020, pandemic period: March 2020-February 2021 and post-pandemic period: March 2021-February 2022.ResultsIn our center routine hospital operation was completely reorganized, allowing only urgent interventions. Continuing to urgently preserve fertility during the pandemic required rapid changes to our standard practices for the care of these vulnerable patients. Despite the modifications, there was no difference in the number of OTC performed among the periods analyzed. Similarly, the number of patients who did not perform OTC was the same over the three years analyzed.DiscussionDespite the local and national restructuring of care to conserve resources and protect the community, it is significant to continue offering fertility-sparing treatment to cancer patients. This emphasis on the importance of preserving fertility despite the pandemic further highlights the essential and urgent nature of this procedure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c32ca86a01894dafad4ad9ee2564f53e2022-12-22T02:59:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2022-12-011210.3389/fonc.2022.10692741069274Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical centerValentina Magnani0Rossella Vicenti1Raffaella Fabbri2Roberto Paradisi3Lucia De Meis4Diego Raimondo5Paolo Casadio6Renato Seracchioli7Renato Seracchioli8Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDivision of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDivision of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDivision of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDivision of Gynaecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyIntroductionTreatment of patients with COVID-19 has been a priority by competing with the treatment of any other disease due to limited hospital resources. The current pandemic situation has focused the attention of healthcare providers around the world away from all other non-emergency health problems, including oncofertility. The aim of the study was to evaluate the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity levels of ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in the our center.MethodsThe study analyzed the number of patients treated for OTC in our center during three periods: pre-pandemic period: March 2019-February 2020, pandemic period: March 2020-February 2021 and post-pandemic period: March 2021-February 2022.ResultsIn our center routine hospital operation was completely reorganized, allowing only urgent interventions. Continuing to urgently preserve fertility during the pandemic required rapid changes to our standard practices for the care of these vulnerable patients. Despite the modifications, there was no difference in the number of OTC performed among the periods analyzed. Similarly, the number of patients who did not perform OTC was the same over the three years analyzed.DiscussionDespite the local and national restructuring of care to conserve resources and protect the community, it is significant to continue offering fertility-sparing treatment to cancer patients. This emphasis on the importance of preserving fertility despite the pandemic further highlights the essential and urgent nature of this procedure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1069274/fullovarian tissue cryopreservationoncofertility counsellingfertility preservationCOVID-19oncological patients |
| spellingShingle | Valentina Magnani Rossella Vicenti Raffaella Fabbri Roberto Paradisi Lucia De Meis Diego Raimondo Paolo Casadio Renato Seracchioli Renato Seracchioli Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center Frontiers in Oncology ovarian tissue cryopreservation oncofertility counselling fertility preservation COVID-19 oncological patients |
| title | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center |
| title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center |
| title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the Bologna clinical center |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on ovarian tissue cryopreservation planning in the bologna clinical center |
| topic | ovarian tissue cryopreservation oncofertility counselling fertility preservation COVID-19 oncological patients |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1069274/full |
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