The Impact of COVID-19 Infection on the Postoperative Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer Patients.
In Vivo
; 35(2): 1307-1311, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1100489
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
The aim of this study is to report a case series of three patients who developed postoperative severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, although the initial tests were negative. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Between April and September 2020, three patients submitted to pancreatoduodenectomy developed SARS-CoV-2 infection; their outcomes were compared to those of a similar group in which the postoperative outcomes were uneventful.RESULTS:
There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of pre- and intraoperative outcomes; however, all of the three cases who developed SARS-CoV-2 infection postoperatively required re-admission in the intensive care unit and a longer hospital in stay. The overall mortality rate was null.CONCLUSION:
Patients submitted to pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer who develop SARS-COV-2 infection postoperatively need a more appropriate supportive care; however, the overall mortality does not appear to increase, justifying, in this way, the continuation of programmed oncological of surgeries.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
In Vivo
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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