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Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in Saudi Arabia’s military hospitals. METHODS: This multi-centric, retrospective study compared cancer patients diagnosed from February-July 2019 and 2020, focusing on the time duration for acceptance and time for oncologic treatmen...
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Saudi Medical Journal
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9149751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34853131 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210483 |
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author | Zahrani, Omar Al Ghorbel, Ismail Mukhtar, Osama Almajed, Muneera Abdelazim, Hoda M. Hasan, Muhammad N. Mostafa, Ahmad Al Harbi, Aisha A. Bajouda, Ali |
author_facet | Zahrani, Omar Al Ghorbel, Ismail Mukhtar, Osama Almajed, Muneera Abdelazim, Hoda M. Hasan, Muhammad N. Mostafa, Ahmad Al Harbi, Aisha A. Bajouda, Ali |
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description | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in Saudi Arabia’s military hospitals. METHODS: This multi-centric, retrospective study compared cancer patients diagnosed from February-July 2019 and 2020, focusing on the time duration for acceptance and time for oncologic treatment initiation. Eligibility and referral status were recorded. Clinical data of COVID-19-positive cancer patients were collected and evaluated their outcomes and survival. RESULTS: Data of 1574 cancer patients (mean age, 57.1 years) were collected. Mean time for acceptance was 7.3 days in 2019 and 8 days in 2020, with no statistically significant difference. Mean time for oncology treatment initiation was 38.4 days in 2019 and 44.3 days in 2020, with no statistically significant difference. The number of new cancer patients decreased in 2020 but increased in peripheral hospitals. It decreased in Riyadh and Jeddah hospitals. Concerning referral status, a statistically significant modification was recorded only in Riyadh and Tabuk hospitals. No significant changes observed in time duration for acceptance of new patients and oncology treatment initiation from 2019-2020. A total of 76 COVID-19-positive cancer patients recorded; 72% were symptomatic, 73.6% recovered, 22.3% died due to COVID-19 complications, and 8% died due to cancer; cancer progressed in 7 patients. CONCLUSION: COVID-19 did not affect oncology service in Saudi Arabia’s military hospitals. New cancer cases reduced during the pandemic. Cancer patients are at increased risk for COVID-19 complications, including death. |
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spelling | pubmed-91497512022-06-23 Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia Zahrani, Omar Al Ghorbel, Ismail Mukhtar, Osama Almajed, Muneera Abdelazim, Hoda M. Hasan, Muhammad N. Mostafa, Ahmad Al Harbi, Aisha A. Bajouda, Ali Saudi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in Saudi Arabia’s military hospitals. METHODS: This multi-centric, retrospective study compared cancer patients diagnosed from February-July 2019 and 2020, focusing on the time duration for acceptance and time for oncologic treatment initiation. Eligibility and referral status were recorded. Clinical data of COVID-19-positive cancer patients were collected and evaluated their outcomes and survival. RESULTS: Data of 1574 cancer patients (mean age, 57.1 years) were collected. Mean time for acceptance was 7.3 days in 2019 and 8 days in 2020, with no statistically significant difference. Mean time for oncology treatment initiation was 38.4 days in 2019 and 44.3 days in 2020, with no statistically significant difference. The number of new cancer patients decreased in 2020 but increased in peripheral hospitals. It decreased in Riyadh and Jeddah hospitals. Concerning referral status, a statistically significant modification was recorded only in Riyadh and Tabuk hospitals. No significant changes observed in time duration for acceptance of new patients and oncology treatment initiation from 2019-2020. A total of 76 COVID-19-positive cancer patients recorded; 72% were symptomatic, 73.6% recovered, 22.3% died due to COVID-19 complications, and 8% died due to cancer; cancer progressed in 7 patients. CONCLUSION: COVID-19 did not affect oncology service in Saudi Arabia’s military hospitals. New cancer cases reduced during the pandemic. Cancer patients are at increased risk for COVID-19 complications, including death. Saudi Medical Journal 2021-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9149751/ /pubmed/34853131 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210483 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Zahrani, Omar Al Ghorbel, Ismail Mukhtar, Osama Almajed, Muneera Abdelazim, Hoda M. Hasan, Muhammad N. Mostafa, Ahmad Al Harbi, Aisha A. Bajouda, Ali Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title | Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Impact of COVID-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | impact of covid-19 on cancer management in military hospitals of saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9149751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34853131 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210483 |
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