Head and Neck Cancer Treatment during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Central Experience in Rome. Emergency Management, Infection Prevention and Control
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1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
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Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Usage | Surgical Mask | N95 Mask | Disposable Glovers | Isolation Gown | Protective Clothing | Disposable Shoe Covers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before surgery | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
During surgery | ||||||
Ordinary patients | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Ordinary patients with tracheotomy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
After surgery | ||||||
Ordinary patients | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Ordinary patients with tracheotomy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Confirmed/suspected patients | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Patient Population | Descriptive Statistics |
---|---|
Sample size (n): | 60 |
Sex: | |
Male | 34 (56.7%) |
Female | 26 (43.3%) |
Age (median and range) | 71 (44–90) |
Type: | |
Primary | 41 (68.3%) |
Recurrence | 19 (31.7%) |
Diagnosis of OSCC (n) | 54 (90%) |
Stage: | |
T1 | 9 (15%) |
T2 | 12 (20%) |
T3 | 18 (30%) |
T4 | 15 (25%) |
Treatment: | |
Free flap | 10 (16.7%) |
Locoregional flap | 9 (15%) |
Local flap | 12 (20%) |
Primary closure | 15 (25%) |
Biopsy | 14 (23.3%) |
Medical Staff | Descriptive Statistics |
Sample size (n): | 22 |
Doctors | 9 (41%) |
Nurses | 10 (45.4%) |
HCWs | 3 (13.6%) |
Sex: | |
Male | 10 (45.5%) |
Female | 12 (54.5%) |
Age (median and range) | 46 (28–63) |
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Cassoni, A.; Pucci, R.; Mangini, N.; Fadda, M.T.; Battisti, A.; Giovannetti, F.; Terenzi, V.; Della Monaca, M.; Priore, P.; Raponi, I.; et al. Head and Neck Cancer Treatment during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Central Experience in Rome. Emergency Management, Infection Prevention and Control. Cancers 2021, 13, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010033
Cassoni A, Pucci R, Mangini N, Fadda MT, Battisti A, Giovannetti F, Terenzi V, Della Monaca M, Priore P, Raponi I, et al. Head and Neck Cancer Treatment during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Central Experience in Rome. Emergency Management, Infection Prevention and Control. Cancers. 2021; 13(1):33. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010033
Chicago/Turabian StyleCassoni, Andrea, Resi Pucci, Nicolò Mangini, Maria Teresa Fadda, Andrea Battisti, Filippo Giovannetti, Valentina Terenzi, Marco Della Monaca, Paolo Priore, Ingrid Raponi, and et al. 2021. "Head and Neck Cancer Treatment during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Central Experience in Rome. Emergency Management, Infection Prevention and Control" Cancers 13, no. 1: 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010033