Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma: a study in patients with chronic hepatitis C after sustained virologic response.

Hidenori ToyodaSatoshi YasudaSeiki KiriyamaMakoto TanikawaYasuhiro HisanagaAkira KanamoriShusuke KitabatakeSatoshi YamamotoShohei ShiotaManabu FuroiTakahiro KoyabuDaiju FurukawaTakashi KumadaYoshio Sumida

Published in: GastroHep (2020)

The percentages of scheduled visits that were kept declined rapidly after COVID-19 became pandemic in Japan, where the spread of COVID-19 is relatively mild and the legal restriction of people's behavior and movement is absent. Instituting measures to follow-up with cancelled patients and resume surveillance will be necessary in the future.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
public health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
patient reported outcomes
liver fibrosis