Complex and Challenging Surgery like CRS with HIPEC is Easible Midst the COVID 19 Pandemic: Experience from Tertiary Care Center in India

BACKGROUND: Amidst the COVID pandemic, most guidelines have recommended delaying surgery and giving chemotherapy for with peritoneal surface malignancies. However, when all options are exhausted, complex surgery like CRS with HIPEC can be performed in select patients. METHOD: To facilitate these com...

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Autores principales: Ray, M. D., Mandal, Pallabika, Mishra, Ashutosh, Gupta, Nishkarsh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34307832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40944-021-00558-0
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Amidst the COVID pandemic, most guidelines have recommended delaying surgery and giving chemotherapy for with peritoneal surface malignancies. However, when all options are exhausted, complex surgery like CRS with HIPEC can be performed in select patients. METHOD: To facilitate these complex surgeries with maximum safety, RT-PCR test for COVID-19 was performed for each patient. Personal protective equipment including N95 masks and face shields was used. A number of OT personals were limited. Taking these steps minimized the risk of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers and patients. CONCLUSION: After implementing these steps, we were able to perform complex CRS and HIPEC procedure during the pandemic and thus improve oncological outcomes.

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