Brachytherapy care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practice statement from a cancer center in Wuhan, China.
Brachytherapy
; 20(1): 279-283, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-733925
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
COVID-19 broke out in late 2019 and rapidly spread around the world and became a pandemic. This highly contagious disease affects routine health care services and patients with cancer who are susceptible to it. Delivering brachytherapy on time is critical for patients with cancer to get better prognosis. The purpose of this study is to present workflow and standard for radiation centers to deliver brachytherapy and avoid cross-infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND MATERIALS This study combined previous literature and guidelines of precaution with clinical experience in the COVID-19 pandemic.RESULTS:
A workflow covering patients' screening, health care workers' precaution, training, and other aspects of the whole brachytherapy procedure was established.CONCLUSIONS:
From the reopening of radiation center to mid-May in 2020, there is no hospital infection of COVID-19 in patients or health care workers. This recommendation is effective and helpful to other cancer centers.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brachytherapy
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Radiation Oncology
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Workflow
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Brachytherapy
Journal subject:
Radiotherapy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.brachy.2020.08.005
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