Collateral effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on oncologic surgery in Bavaria.

Thomas DienemannFrank BrennfleckAlexander DejacoRobert GrützmannJohannes BinderChristian KrautzChristian StößCarsten JägerHelmut FriessHans Jürgen SchlittStefan M Brunner

Published in: BMC surgery (2021)

The comparison with pre-pandemic years showed a decline in oncologic surgeries in 2020, which could have an impact on lost life years in non-COVID-19 patients. This decline was very different in subgroups which could not be solely explained by the pandemic.

Keyphrases

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
minimally invasive
rectal cancer
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radical prostatectomy
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease