Hulikal Narendra, Kumar Singaram Nagesh, Gopinath Kodaganuru S
Department of Surgical Oncology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra, Pradesh 517507 India.
HCG-Bangalore Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India.
Indian J Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;12(Suppl 2):301-305. doi: 10.1007/s13193-021-01392-8. Epub 2021 Jul 30.
The pandemic situation created by newly discovered severe acute respiratory disease corona virus 2019 has thrown up many challenges to surgical fraternity across world. All surgeons particularly cancer surgeons are facing dilemmas not only in managing patients but also in appropriate personal as well as employee's health protection as well. Since the pandemic is not expected to recede unless it affects a considerable proportion of population or up to 60% of population is vaccinated, we need to be aware of prevailing best practices. This is important in ensuring continuity of care for cancer patients as well as to limit the consequences of one getting infected with the COVID-19. This review article focuses on the current challenges and the ways to mitigate them.
2019年新发现的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒所引发的大流行状况给全球外科医学界带来了诸多挑战。所有外科医生，尤其是癌症外科医生，不仅在管理患者方面面临困境，在适当的个人以及员工健康保护方面也面临困境。由于预计在相当比例的人口受到影响或高达60%的人口接种疫苗之前，大流行不会消退，我们需要了解当前的最佳做法。这对于确保癌症患者的护理连续性以及限制感染新冠病毒的后果非常重要。这篇综述文章重点关注当前的挑战以及缓解这些挑战的方法。
