The influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the 90-day mortality rate after emergency surgery for colon cancer

The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the treatment of colon cancer. This was due to the redistribution of doctors and medical resources to empower the treatment of Sars-CoV-2-infected patients. Moreover, the restrictions imposed by the authorities on the general population and hospitals...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life 2022-05, Vol.15 (5), p.640-644
Main Authors: Feier, Catalin Vladut Ionut, Muntean, Calin, Bardan, Razvan, Olariu, Andra, Olariu, Sorin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood transfusions
Cancer therapies
Colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Elective surgery
Hospitals
Infections
Intensive care
Mortality
Original
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Statistical analysis
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Summary:The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the treatment of colon cancer. This was due to the redistribution of doctors and medical resources to empower the treatment of Sars-CoV-2-infected patients. Moreover, the restrictions imposed by the authorities on the general population and hospitals were other key elements that had to be taken into consideration. The surgical activity was massively reduced for both elective and emergency surgeries during the pandemic; initially, the elective ones were postponed. This study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the 90-day postoperative mortality rate of patients who underwent emergency surgery for colon cancer in the First General Surgery Clinic of Pius Brinzeu County Hospital Timisoara. For conducting this study, data from patients who underwent emergency surgery for colon cancer between 26.02.2020–01.10.2021 and the same period of 2016–2017 and 2018–2019 were collected and analyzed, with a p
ISSN:1844-122X
1844-3117
DOI:10.25122/jml-2022-0108