How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted clinical care and research in Neuro-Oncology?

A Airth, JR Whittle, J Dimou - Journal of clinical neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the continued delivery of healthcare globally. Due
to disease risk, clinicians were forced to re-evaluate the safety and priorities of pre …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and control of COVID-19 in imperfect condition: practical guidelines for nursing homes by Japan Environment and Health Safety Organization …

S Ochi, M Murakami, T Hasegawa… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Infection control at nursing homes is a top priority to address the COVID-19 pandemic
because people who are the most vulnerable to the pathogen live in close contact …

Treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with grade 4 glioma treated with radiation during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Chahal, G Aljawi, R Harrison, A Nichol, B Thiessen - Current Oncology, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a global disruption in the
provision of healthcare. Grade 4 gliomas are rapidly progressive tumors, and these patients …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and observed survival of malignant brain tumors in Belgium

T Tambuyzer, D Vanhauwaert, T Boterberg… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A decline in cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic has been
reported in many countries, including Belgium. Most of these reports focus on cancers with …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of brain tumor surgeries in Poland: A national database study

D Szarek, G Miękisiak, T Szmuda… - … in Clinical and …, 2023 - advances.umw.edu.pl
Background. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected the
treatment of most medical conditions. In particular, the treatment of seriously ill patients had …

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on neuro-oncology multidisciplinary tumor board in the pre-vaccine era: the Normandy experience

M Lacaud, A Leclerc, F Marguet, M Faisant, P Lesueur… - Neurochirurgie, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID19 pandemic had a strong impact on the healthcare system,
particularly in oncology. Brain tumor are usually revealed by acute and life threatening …

Critical Issues for Patients and Caregivers in Neuro-Oncology during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Have Learnt from an Observational Study

E Anghileri, I Tramacere, S Morlino, C Leuzzi… - Current …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic affected neuro-oncological patients and their caregivers
regarding tumor care and emotional functioning, including Quality of Life (QoL). This study …

Neurosurgical care for patients with high-grade gliomas during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Analysis of routine billing data of a German nationwide …

R Gerlach, J Dengler, A Bollmann… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Little is known about delivery of neurosurgical care, complication rate and
outcome of patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) during the coronavirus disease 2019 …

The Choosing Wisely Oncology Canada Cancer List: An Update

S Karim, CM Doll, B Dingley, SJ Merchant… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Choosing Wisely (CW) Canada is a national campaign to identify
unnecessary or harmful services that are frequently used in Canada. The original CW …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and Feasibility of a Fast-Track Pathway for Neurosurgical Craniotomy Patients: Bypassing the Intensive Care Unit

C Perez-Vega, DK Sanghavi, PM Franco… - … : Innovations, Quality & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the safety and feasibility of a fast-track pathway for neurosurgical
craniotomy patients receiving care in a neurosciences progressive care unit (NPCU) …