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https://doi.org/10.20471/LO.2020.48.02-03.08
The impact of COVID-19 epidemiological restriction guidelines measures in a Croatian tertiary colorectal cancer center
Iva Kirac
; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors,Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Zvonimir Misir
; Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Vorih
; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors,Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Loris Ćurt
; Department of Emergency Medicine Sisak County, Sisak, Croatia
Mario Šekerija
; Croatian National Cancer Registry, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Nataša Antoljak
; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb and Croatian Institute of Public Health, School of Public Health Andrija Štampar, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Background: In the past six months, Croatia faced a short lockdown and a slow return to most hospitals’ everyday activities. During the lockdown, our center, as a part of the University Hospital Centre specialized for solid cancer, was enabled to maintain most of the routine practices with the one-month colonoscopy exception.
Aim: To determine the oscillation in the number of endoscopies and colorectal surgery for 13 months (six months pre and post COVID-19 lockdown).
Materials and methods: From August 1st, 2019, until August 31st 2020, the hospital analytics determine the number of colonoscopies, screening colonoscopies, and surgeries.
Results: During the given period number of detected and operated colorectal cancers was stable, except for April, when we mostly did not perform colonoscopies.
Conclusion: We maintained a pre-COVID-19 pace in colorectal cancer treatment, colonoscopies, and colorectal surgery after epidemiological guidelines for colonoscopies and colorectal surgery were applied, owing to the relatively stable overall epidemiological situation
Keywords
colorectal surgery; colonoscopy; COVID-19; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
250187
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Publication date:
21.12.2020.
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