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- Title
Continuing cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York: experience from a public teaching hospital.
- Authors
Pathak, Surabhi; Narurkar, Roshni; Khan, Mohammed Hasan; Bei Jiang; May Nyein Chann Soe; Hwang, Caroline; Muppidi, Monica; Aronow, Wilbert S.; Jiang, Bei; Soe, May Nyein Chann
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>We report our experience with cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.<bold>Methods: </bold>Retrospective analysis of the patients treated from the 1st of March, 2020 to the 8th of May, 2020.<bold>Results: </bold>Team huddles, infection screening and patient selection strategies were implemented. One hundred and seventy patients were treated in 576 visits. Six developed severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, two died. Their median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 9, higher than the rest of the cohort.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Cancer care delivery is safe and feasible using an approach focused on careful patient selection, team communication and infection control.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); BRONX (New York, N.Y.); COVID-19; CANCER treatment; PUBLIC hospitals; COVID-19 pandemic; TEACHING hospitals
- Publication
Archives of Medical Science, 2021, Vol 17, Issue 4, p1109
- ISSN
1734-1922
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.5114/aoms/136299