Unveiling the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Surgery.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 60(6)2024 Jun 11.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38929581
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical treatment of lung cancer patients. Data from patients who underwent surgery during the pandemic were analyzed and compared to pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods. Multiple parameters were examined, and their changes yielded significant results compared to other periods of the study. The statistical analysis revealed a significant decrease in the number of surgical interventions during the pandemic (p < 0.001), followed by a significant rebound thereafter. During this period, there was a significant increase in the T stage of cancer compared to both pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods (p = 0.027). Additionally, the mean Charlson comorbidity index score was significantly higher during the pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period (p = 0.042). In this crisis period, a significant decrease was recorded in both the total hospitalization duration (p = 0.015) and the pre-operative hospitalization duration (p = 0.006). These findings provide evidence of significant changes in clinical and therapeutic strategies applied to lung cancer surgery patients during the study period. The pandemic has had a substantial and complex impact, the full extent of which remains to be fully understood.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Pulmao
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Tratamento
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Cirurgia_oncologica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Medicina (Kaunas)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Romênia