COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Management of Head and Neck Cancer in the Spanish Healthcare System.

Conclusions Approximately half of the departments decreased their activity, not treating their patients on a regular basis, and surgeons were reassigned to other tasks. It seems necessary that the head and neck surgeons balance infection risk with patient care. The consequences of the reported delays and changes in daily practice should be evaluated in the future in order to understand the real impact of the pandemic on the survival of head and neck cancer patients. [...] Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. Rua do Matoso 170, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20270-135, BrazilArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - October 29, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mayo-Y áñez, Miguel Palacios-Garc ía, José M. Calvo-Henr íquez, Christian Ayad, Tareck Saydy, Nadim Le ón, Xavier Parente, Pablo Chiesa-Estomba, Carlos Miguel Lechien, J érôme R. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research