French consensus on management of head and neck cancer surgery during COVID-19 pandemic.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
; 137(3): 159-160, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-47756
ABSTRACT
In the context of the current pandemic, there is a need for specific advice concerning treatment of patients with Head and Neck cancers. The rule is to limit as much as possible the number of patients in order to reduce the risks of contamination by the SARS-Cov-2 virus for both patients and the caregivers, who are particularly exposed in ENT. The aim is to minimize the risk of loss of opportunity for patients and to anticipate the increased number of cancer patients to be treated at the end of the pandemic, taking into account the degree of urgency, the difficulty of the surgery, the risk of contaminating the caregivers (tracheotomy) and the local situation (whether or not the hospital and intensive care departments are overstretched).
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Surgical Oncology
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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