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01-12-2021 | Care | Original Article

Elective Surgical Experience During COVID Pandemic at a Tertiary Cancer Care Centre in India: A Retrospective Analysis

Authors: Raj Nagarkar, Sirshendu Roy, Rajendra Dhondge, Aditya Adhav, Aditya Manke, Lalit Banswal, Manish Upwanshi, Nayana Kulkarni, Ravindra Tandale, Yogesh Bang, Lalitha Shankar Pasumarthi, Anuraag Subramaniam, Kamil N. Rajpari, Pranay Yajurvedi, Shoeb Ansari, Bhushan Wankhede, Yasam Venkata Ramesh

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 2/2021

Abstract

To analyse and identify possible outcomes of elective cancer surgeries performed at a tertiary cancer centre during COVID19 pandemic. This is a retrospective study including patients that underwent surgery at HCG Manavata cancer centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India, from 15 March 2020 to 15 June 2020. Among the 458 patients that underwent elective surgeries, 54% were male and 46% were female, with a median age of 50.57 years. The most common sites of cancer distribution were head and neck (24.67%), colorectal (11.57%), gynaecological (11.35%), and breast (10.26%). Of the included patients, 92% were of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) II with comorbidities such as hypertension, and 64% underwent major surgeries with a mortality rate of 1.52% (n = 7). Average duration of surgery and hospital stay was observed to be 168.43 min and 4.4 days, respectively. Post-operatively, 7 patients were tested COVID positive and their recovery was uneventful. Despite the difficulty that set in because of COVID19 pandemic, it was proven from our study that elective cancer care surgeries can be successfully performed by following all the set guidelines.

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Title: Elective Surgical Experience During COVID Pandemic at a Tertiary Cancer Care Centre in India: A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Raj Nagarkar
Sirshendu Roy
Rajendra Dhondge
Aditya Adhav
Aditya Manke
Lalit Banswal
Manish Upwanshi
Nayana Kulkarni
Ravindra Tandale
Yogesh Bang
Lalitha Shankar Pasumarthi
Anuraag Subramaniam
Kamil N. Rajpari
Pranay Yajurvedi
Shoeb Ansari
Bhushan Wankhede
Yasam Venkata Ramesh
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer India
Keyword: Care
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0975-7651
Electronic ISSN: 0976-6952
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-021-01403-8

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