Continuing cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York: experience from a public teaching hospital

Pathak, Surabhi; Narurkar, Roshni; Khan, Mohammed Hasan; Jiang, Bei; Soe, May Nyein Chann; Hwang, Caroline; Muppidi, Monica Reddy; Aronow, Wilbert S.

doi:10.5114/aoms/136299

Arch Med Sci

2021

DOI: 10.5114/aoms/136299

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Continuing cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York: experience from a public teaching hospital

Surabhi Pathak

Roshni Narurkar

Mohammed Hasan Khan

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Abstract: IntroductionWe report our experience with cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.Material and methodsRetrospective analysis of the patients treated from the 1st of March, 2020 to the 8th of May, 2020.ResultsTeam huddles, infection screening and patient selection strategies were implemented. 170 patients were treated in 576 visits. Six developed severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, two died. Their median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 9, higher than the rest of the coho… Show more

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on head and neck cancer diagnosis: a single-center study

Turski,

Dorobisz,

Pazdro-Zastawny

et al. 2023

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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare systems’ functioning and priorities worldwide, negatively impacting cancer screening. Adverse effects of delayed diagnosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) may be associated with poorer overall survival. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HNC diagnosis. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis of database records of patients diagnosed with HNC in a single tertiary center from March 1, 2020, until April 30, 2021 (COVID group) was performed and compared to the period from January 1, 2019, to February 30, 2020 (pre-COVID group). Patients’ general characteristics, disease extent in TNM classification, symptom duration, incidence of dyspnea at admission, emergency tracheotomy at admission, and indications for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) were compared. Results One hundred and seventy-two patients with newly diagnosed HNC were enrolled. The most common tumor location was the larynx, followed by the hypopharynx. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of the patients’ general or clinical characteristics, disease extent in TNM classification, and symptoms duration. However, the likelihood of PEG being performed in the COVID group was over three times higher (OR=3.15, 95% CI: 1.08 to 9.18, p=0.049). Conclusions During the pandemic, more patients had dysphagia or malnutrition requiring PEG. However, the pandemic did not affect the progression of patients’ HNC significantly.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on head and neck cancer diagnosis: a single-center study

Turski,

Dorobisz,

Pazdro-Zastawny

et al. 2023

Postępy Higieny I Medycyny Doświadczalnej

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Continuing cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York: experience from a public teaching hospital

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