Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the decision making of patients in undergoing gamma knife radiosurgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Gamma knife radiosurgery (GK) is a commonly used approach for the treatment of intracranial lesions. Its radiation response is typically not immediate, but delayed. In this study, we analyzed cases from a prospectively collected database to assess the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the decision making in patients treated by gamma knife radiosurgery.

Methods

From January 2019 to August 2021, 540 cases of intracranial lesions were treated by GK with 207 cases before COVID-19 pandemic as a control. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 333 cases were similarly treated on patients with or without the COVID-19 vaccination. All the GK treated parameters as well as time profile in the decision making were analyzed. The parameters included age, sex, characteristic of lesion, targ

SUBMITTER: Shen CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617744 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature