Redistribution of Outpatient Oncologic Surgical Specialty Referrals During COVID-19

CONCLUSION: After implementation of stay-at-home orders, higher acuity and vulnerable patients were appropriately seen in oncologic surgical specialty clinics. While the long-term effects of decreased clinic visits during COVID remain uncertain, further examination of scheduling practices that led to shorter referral times may identify methods to improve timeliness of care and surgical oncologic outcomes in non-pandemic settings.PMID:34693734 | DOI:10.1177/00031348211051699

Source: The American Surgeon - October 25, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Brian Sutjiadi Joyce McRae Trevor Silva Matthew Selleck Mark Reeves Carlos Garberoglio Sharon Lum Source Type: research