| Literature DB >> 33866889 |
Muahammad Rafie Raza1, Sidra Maqsood1, Zulfiqar Ali Rana2, Muhammad Haroon Hamid3, Nuzhat Yasmeen4, Mohammad Fahim Ur Rehman5, Rabia Iqbal6, Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf1.
Abstract
The study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 in the Pediatric Oncology Units (POUs) of Pakistan. Data from 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 and 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 for the first and second cohort, respectively, in order to compare the registration, abandonment rate, and delay in treatment. Six hundred and thirty-four were registered cases, 379 and 255 in the first and second cohort, respectively, which was significantly different <0.005. Seventy-seven were abandoned, 45 and 32 in the first and second cohort, respectively. Fifty-nine COVID-19 positive cases, 24, 4, 27, and 4 were admitted, referred, home isolated, and leave against medical advice (LAMA), respectively. Delayed treatment and reduction in new cases were observed.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; childhood cancer; pandemics
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Year: 2022 PMID: 33866889 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2021.1916027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Invest ISSN: 0735-7907 Impact factor: 2.176