Erschienen in:
05.10.2022 | COVID-19 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Same but Different: Implications of Surgical Delays for Breast Cancer Patients Treated in NYC Public Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
verfasst von:
Natalie Escobar, BS, Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 1/2023
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Excerpt
It is widely known that increased time to surgery increases patient mortality for patients with breast cancer.
1,2 During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a government-mandated, operating-room shutdown in the spring of 2020. As a result, there was great concern about increased mortality in breast cancer patients and the impact of this mandate on safety-net hospitals. In the spring of 2020, New York City was the epicenter of the pandemic, and one of the safety-net hospitals was located in the epicenter of the epicenter in Queens, NY. As a result, the NYC hospitals were overwhelmed during this time with COVID-19 patients, especially the public hospitals. In this multicenter analysis, we examine the effect of the mandated operating-room shutdowns on time to surgery for patients at four New York City safety-net hospitals that are part of the NYC Health + Hospital Systems across the five boroughs. …
