Colorectal Cancer Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Experience

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Colorectal Cancer Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Center Experience Via In vivo (Athens, Greece) In Vivo. 2021 Mar-Apr;35(2):1299-1305. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12382. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: A notable re-allocation of healthcare resources and specific clinical and organizational measures have been required to prevent COVID-19 infection among hospitalized patients and healthcare workers. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From March 9th to May 9th 2020 we performed colorectal cancer elective surgery on 25 patients: a pre-hospital screening was carried out in order to avoid hospitalization of patients suspected of COVID-19 infection. RESULTS: All patients (median age=76 years; range=37-88 years) were considered suitable for admission after telephone triage; the median interval between primary diagnosis and hospital admission was 23.1 days (range=1-55 days). The median hospitalization was 7.8 days (range=4-18 days). One COVID-19-associated death was reported. CONCLUSION: Our experience demonstrates that safe colorectal cancer elec tive surgery can be performed during the pandemic COVID-19. Further consensus and guidelines to prevent diffusion of pandemic diseases among hospitalized patients and healthcare workers still need to be implemented. PMID:33622934 | DOI:10.21873/invivo.12382 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.