Frequency and characteristics of advanced cancer patients with COVID + ve status among inpatient supportive care consults during the pandemic: experience from a tertiary cancer center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is limited literature available regards the frequency and characteristics of COVID-19 + ve status among advanced cancer patients referred to an inpatient supportive care consultation(PC) at a tertiary cancer center. Our study aimed to determine the frequency and characteristics of COVID-19 + ve cancer patients seen by PC.

Methods

Advanced cancer patients seen as a consult by PC between June 15 and September 25, 2020, at MD Anderson Cancer Center were eligible for the study. We evaluated the patient demographics, clinical characteristics including symptoms(ESAS), delirium(MDAS), COVID + status prior to, and after PC referral(converters), and type of PC delivery(in person or virtual care).

Results

Sixty-six out of 1380 (4.8%) PC consults were COVID-19 + ve

SUBMITTER: Yennurajalingam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505221 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature