Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on treatment of colorectal cancer patients
American Journal of Surgery, cilt.225, sa.5, ss.934-936, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 225 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.028
- Dergi Adı: American Journal of Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.934-936
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Colorectal cancer, COVID, Delay, Incidence, Staging, Treatment
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Modifications to practice during COVID pandemic impacted health maintenance and treatment of cancer patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive patients presenting to our institution with a new diagnosis of colorectal cancer pre-COVID (January 2017 to December 2019) and post-COVID (January to December 2020). Results: The total number of patients with a new diagnosis of CRC was 2196. The pre-COVID period had 1891 patients whereas post-COVID period had 305. The median number of patients diagnosed with CRC per month was 50 and 35.5 pre and post-COVID, respectively. Time to treatment initiation was similar with no difference in stage at presentation for the pre and post-COVID periods. Conclusion: There was a significant decrease in colorectal cancer diagnosis number and rate (p < 0.01) during the COVID era with no difference in staging at diagnosis or time to treatment initiation.