Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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Bhangu A.

COLORECTAL DISEASE, vol.23, no.3, pp.732-749, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/codi.15431
  • Journal Name: COLORECTAL DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.732-749
  • Keywords: cancer, colon cancer, COVID-19, pandemic, rectal cancer, SARS-CoV-2, surgery, surgical oncology, ANASTOMOTIC LEAK
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim This study aimed to describe the change in surgical practice and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on mortality after surgical resection of colorectal cancer during the initial phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.