The COVID-19 pandemic and clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer: a multicenter retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: The spread of COVID-19 has led to numerous hospitals prioritizing case management and to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Consequently, many cancer patients have developed life-threatening complications during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer (CRC), including its clinical and pathologic characteristics. This multicenter cohort study was performed at six institutions in Korea and included a total of 3871 patients with CRC treated between March 2019 and February 2021. After exclusion of 211 patients who did not undergo surgery, the data of 3660 patients were compared 1 year before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The patients' baseline characteristics, CRC-related complications, perioperative outcomes inclu

SUBMITTER: Han YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909218 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature