Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical treatment of gastric cancer.
Amanda Juliani ArneiroMarcus Fernando Kodama Pertille RamosMarina Alessandra PereiraAndre Roncon DiasBruno ZilbersteinUlysses Ribeiro JuniorSergio Carlos NahasPublished in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)
A decrease in the average number of surgeries and a higher frequency of diagnostic procedures occurred during the pandemic than in the previous time period. Tumor/node/metastasis classification, morbidity rates, and mortality rates in patients with GC during the pandemic did not differ from those in the previous time period. Accordingly, GC surgical treatment with acceptable screening protocol compliance could be safely performed during the COVID-19 pandemic.