Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study
The aim of this study was to compare the number of newly diagnosed, histopathologically confirmed cases of urothelial carcinoma before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Zagreb University Hospital Center. We retroactively collected and analyzed 300 histopathologically confirmed urothelial ca...
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| author | Marin Glavčić Ivona Ćudina Pero Hrabač Goran Glavčić Marijana Ćorić |
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| description | The aim of this study was to compare the number of newly diagnosed, histopathologically
confirmed cases of urothelial carcinoma before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at the
Zagreb University Hospital Center. We retroactively collected and analyzed 300 histopathologically
confirmed urothelial carcinoma between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020, at the Department
of Pathology and Cytology, Zagreb University Hospital Center. Our results showed that during the
COVID-19 pandemic, there was a statistically significant decrease (p=0.001; χ2-test) in the number of
newly diagnosed, histopathologically confirmed cases of urothelial carcinoma at the Zagreb University
Hospital Center. There was a decrease in the absolute number of newly diagnosed urothelial carcinoma
by 25.8% in the observed time of the pandemic (March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2020) as compared
to the same period of the previous year (March 19, 2019 to December 31, 2019). Our study is the first
study of this type based on the number of newly diagnosed urothelial carcinoma in Croatia. Observing
the early period of the pandemic, our results provide important foundation for future monitoring and
long-term consequences of the pandemic on the morbidity and mortality of urothelial carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e030f7c2afb24d61b0f5c5424ed7ef3b2024-04-15T18:58:55ZengSestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical ResearchActa Clinica Croatica0353-94661333-94512023-01-0162.Supplement 2333510.20471/acc.2023.62.s2.5Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center StudyMarin Glavčić0Ivona Ćudina1Pero Hrabač2Goran Glavčić3Marijana Ćorić4Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, CroatiaZagreb-West Health Center, Zagreb, CroatiaAndrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Pathology and Cytology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, CroatiaThe aim of this study was to compare the number of newly diagnosed, histopathologically confirmed cases of urothelial carcinoma before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Zagreb University Hospital Center. We retroactively collected and analyzed 300 histopathologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2020, at the Department of Pathology and Cytology, Zagreb University Hospital Center. Our results showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a statistically significant decrease (p=0.001; χ2-test) in the number of newly diagnosed, histopathologically confirmed cases of urothelial carcinoma at the Zagreb University Hospital Center. There was a decrease in the absolute number of newly diagnosed urothelial carcinoma by 25.8% in the observed time of the pandemic (March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2020) as compared to the same period of the previous year (March 19, 2019 to December 31, 2019). Our study is the first study of this type based on the number of newly diagnosed urothelial carcinoma in Croatia. Observing the early period of the pandemic, our results provide important foundation for future monitoring and long-term consequences of the pandemic on the morbidity and mortality of urothelial carcinoma.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/446122COVID-19CroatiaPandemicUrothelial carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | Marin Glavčić Ivona Ćudina Pero Hrabač Goran Glavčić Marijana Ćorić Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study Acta Clinica Croatica COVID-19 Croatia Pandemic Urothelial carcinoma |
| title | Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study |
| title_full | Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study |
| title_fullStr | Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study |
| title_short | Urothelial Carcinoma Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia – A Single-Center Study |
| title_sort | urothelial carcinoma before and during the covid 19 pandemic in croatia a single center study |
| topic | COVID-19 Croatia Pandemic Urothelial carcinoma |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/446122 |
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