Impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Head and Neck Cancer Care

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 166; no. 1; pp. 93 - 100
• Main Authors: Thompson, Joshua Adam, Lubek, Joshua E., Amin, Neha, Joy, Reju, Dyalram, Donita, Ord, Robert A., Taylor, Rodney J., Wolf, Jeffrey S., Mehra, Ranee, Cullen, Kevin J., Molitoris, Jason K., Witek, Matthew, Papadimitriou, John C., Morales, Robert E., Hatten, Kyle M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Aged; Baltimore; Clinical Protocols; coronavirus; COVID-19; Female; head and neck cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends; Prospective Studies; Surgical Oncology - statistics & numerical data; Tertiary Care Centers; Time-to-Treatment; tumor conference; Baltimore; COVID-19; coronavirus; head and neck cancer; tumor conference

Objective The study aimed to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on head and neck oncologic care at a tertiary care facility. Study Design This was a cross-sectional study conducted between March 18, 2020, and May 20, 2020. The primary planned outcome was the rate o...