Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cytology practice: An international survey in the Asia-Pacific region.

Yeh-Han Wang Andrey Bychkov Indranil Chakrabarti Deepali Jain Zhiyan LiuShurong HeSitti Fatimah HanumIkmal BakrinFelipe TemploTruong NguyenPriyanthi KumarasingheChan-Kwon Jung Kennichi Kakudo Chien-Chin Chen

Published in: Cancer cytopathology (2020)

The results of the survey demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant reduction in the number of cytology specimens examined along with the need to implement new biosafety protocols. These findings underscore the need for the worldwide standardization of biosafety protocols and cytology practice.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
high grade
primary care
healthcare
cross sectional