Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastroenterological surgeries in 2020: A study using the National Clinical Database of Japan.
Hiromichi MaedaHideki EndoHiroyuki YamamotoHiroaki MiyataMasaya MunekageAkinobu TaketomiYoshihiro KakejiYasuyuki SetoKazuhiro YoshidaHiroki YamaueMasakazu YamamotoYuko KitagawaMori MasakiKazuhiro HanazakiPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2022)
A marked reduction in surgeries for gastric and rectal cancers with early T factors may reflect prioritization of surgeries and reduction in cancer screenings. Although the quality of the surgery was maintained in terms of reduced mortalities and morbidities, the long-term effects of this pandemic should be monitored.