Breast Surgery can be Performed Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis

dc.contributor.authorArikan, Akif Enes
dc.contributor.authorKara, Halil
dc.contributor.authorDulgeroglu, Onur
dc.contributor.authorUras, Cihan
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T12:32:23Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T12:32:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has affected the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases including breast cancer. This study aimed to investigate whether breast surgery can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer or suspicious breast lesions in the pre-pandemic, first wave, and second wave periods of the pandemic were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Data of 220 patients who underwent breast surgery were analyzed. No significant difference was found between the pre-pandemic, first wave, and second wave periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of patient characteristics, complications, types of complication, Clavien-Dindo classification of complications, and complications requiring intervention. No COVID-19 related complication was also observed. Conclusion: Breast surgery can be performed safely in the COVID-19 pandemic. For safe surgery, appropriate precautionary measures against COVID-19 and COVID-19 screening should be initiated. COVID-19-free surgical pathway is also important for safe surgery. With the continuation of surgeries, fear of upstaging, subsequent requirement of more aggressive treatment for tumors, and post-pandemic overload can be prevented.
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.issueFEB
dc.description.pages45-50
dc.description.volume23
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/imj.galenos.2022.28582
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11443/1041
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4274/imj.galenos.2022.28582
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000753143600009
dc.publisherISTANBUL TRAINING \& RESEARCH HOSPITAL
dc.relation.ispartofISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectbreast
dc.subjectbreast surgery
dc.subjectcomplication
dc.titleBreast Surgery can be Performed Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis
dc.typeArticle

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