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- * The AEC proposes a comprehensive plan for managing patients with hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancers during various pandemic scenarios to prioritize patient safety and care efficiency.
- * Effective coordination among multiple medical departments is essential to provide optimal treatment while minimizing the risks of COVID-19 for both patients and healthcare professionals.
Article Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic requires an analysis in the field of oncological surgery, both on the risk of infection, with very relevant clinical consequences, and on the need to generate plans to minimize the impact on possible restrictions on health resources. The AEC is making a proposal for the management of patients with hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies in the different pandemic scenarios in order to offer the maximum benefit to patients, minimising the risks of COVID-19 infection, and optimising the healthcare resources available at any time. This requires the coordination of the different treatment options between the departments involved in the management of these patients: medical oncology, radiotherapy oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, radiology, endoscopy department and intensive care. The goal is offer effective treatments, adapted to the available resources, without compromising patients and healthcare professionals safety.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744030 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.10.010 | DOI Listing |
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