Surgical management of cancer patients within the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: A systematic review of the world literature data on surgical management and preoperative screening of cancer patients within the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and resumption of elective surgery.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Literature data searching included Pubmed, MedLine, Scopus, Web of Science, and RSCI databases. We enrolled literature data published for the period from March 2020 to June 2020.

RESULTS: Retrospective and prospective clinical trials have been analyzed. The review ensures up-to-date data on surgical management of cancer patients under the pandemic, recommendations for resuming the elective surgery, preoperative screening and prevention of COVID-19.

CONCLUSION: To date, the COVID-19 pandemic is still not resolved, and infection continues spreading around the world. Thus, there is an urgent need for more thorough research of the strategies for mitigating the effects of pandemic. To date, the recommendations for optimal surgical management of cancer patients within the pandemic are still actively developed considering the benefits of treatment and risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Resumption of elective surgery should be progressive and cautious, especially in pandemic areas. For safety reasons, all patients eligible for surgical treatment should be carefully selected according to stratification of risk factors. Thorough preoperative screening, monitoring of symptoms of infection, and use of appropriate adapted personal protective equipment are extremely important.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

Enthalten in:

Khirurgiia - (2020), 12 vom: 31., Seite 5-15

Sprache:

Russisch

Weiterer Titel:

Strategiya khirurgicheskogo lecheniya onkologicheskikh bol'nykh v usloviyakh pandemii COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaprin, A D [VerfasserIn]
Fedenko, A A [VerfasserIn]
Polyakov, A A [VerfasserIn]
Polyakov, A P [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

COVID
COVID-19
Cancer
Elective surgery
Journal Article
Oncology
Pandemic
Prevention
SARS-CoV-2
Screening
Surgical treatment of tumors
Systematic Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.12.2020

Date Revised 15.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.17116/hirurgia20201215

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318666413