Shift of radiotherapy use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic? An analysis of German inpatient data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the change in inpatient radiotherapy related to COVID-19 lockdown measures during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.

Methods

We included cases hospitalized between January 1 and August 31, 2018-2020, with a primary ICD-10 diagnosis of C00-C13, C32 (head and neck cancer, HNC) and C53 (cervical cancer, CC). Data collection was conducted within the Medical Informatics Initiative. Outcomes were fractions and admissions. Controlling for decreasing hospital admissions during holidays, calendar weeks of 2018/2019 were aligned to Easter 2020. A lockdown period (LP; 16/03/2020-02/08/2020) and a return-to-normal period (RNP; 04/05/2020-02/08/2020) were defined. The study sample comprised a control (admission 2018/19) and study cohort (admission 2020). We compu

SUBMITTER: Medenwald D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739685 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature