COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare utilization in ovarian cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare utilization and short-term safety outcomes in ovarian cancer patients.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Methods

Epithelial ovarian cancer patients (n = 799) diagnosed between 01/01/2017-06/30/2021 at Kaiser Permanente Southern California were included. Pre-pandemic and pandemic periods were defined using 03/04/2020 (implementation of stay-at-home order in California) as the cut-off. Care utilization outcomes included the number of office and virtual visits per person-month, number of CA125, complete blood count, electrolytes, and creatinine tests done for chemotherapy monitoring. Short-term safety outcomes included the number of emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations per person-

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12830075 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature