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- Title
Did the Covid 19 Pandemic Affect the Diagnosis of Pediatric Solid Tumors?
- Authors
YILDIZ, Zeliha AKIŞ; TAŞAR, Sevinç; İLÇE, Zekeriya
- Abstract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, hospital admissions have decreased due to non-coronavirus diseases in our country. Therefore, the treatment processes of children with many serious and important diseases have been affected. In this study, the delays in diagnosis and treatment of children with solid tumors due to the delay in admission to the hospital during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic period, and the results are presented. It was aimed to draw attention to the delays in diagnosis and treatment of diseases other than Covid-19 by presenting three children (two 17-year-old girls and an 11-year-old boy) with three solid tumors whose diagnosis was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In conclusion, patients with non-pandemic complaints should be informed and encouraged to apply to the hospital during all pandemic periods, as in the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; TUMORS in children; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; APPENDICITIS; WEIGHT gain
- Publication
Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences (OTJHS) / Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2023, Vol 8, Issue 3, p413
- ISSN
2459-1467
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26453/otjhs.1235492