The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to constrain health-care staff and resources
worldwide, despite the availability of effective vaccines. Aerosol-generating procedures such …

COVID-19 was declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” in March
2020. Since then, drastic measures were implemented to reduce the virus spread. These …

Prioritizing patients is a growing concern in healthcare. Once resources are limited,
prioritization is considered an effective and viable solution in provision of healthcare …

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed cancer care delivery strategies.
Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-HNC) may be particularly affected …

Currently, in Chile, more than a quarter-million of patients are waiting for an elective surgical
intervention. This is a worldwide reality, and it occurs as the demand for healthcare is vastly …

In Chile and the world, the supply of medical hours to provide care has been reduced due to
the health crisis caused by COVID-19. As of December 2021, the outlook has been critical in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed healthcare access, delivery, and
treatment paradigms throughout oncology. Patients with head and neck cancer comprise an …

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered all aspects of the healthcare system's organization and
impacted patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) who have experienced delayed …

Various care processes have been affected by COVID-19. One of the most dramatic has
been the care of chronic patients under medical supervision. According to the World Health …

Background We tracked endocrine surgery patients with treatment delays due to COVID-19
to investigate the relationship between physician assigned priority scoring (PAPS), the …