Impact of the COVID-19 on the surgical management of bone and soft tissue sarcoma: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had greatly and negatively impacted health services including the management of bone and soft tissue sarcoma. As disease progression is time-sensitive, decision taken by the oncology orthopedic surgeon on performing surgical treatment determines the patient outcome. On the other hand, as the world tried to control the spread of COVID-19 infection, treatment re-prioritization based on urgency level had to be done which consequently affect treatment provision for sarcoma patients. Patient and clinician's concern regarding the outbreak have also inflicted on treatment decision making. A systematic review was thought to be necessary to summarize the changes seen in managing primary malignant bone and soft tissue tumors.

Methods

We performed this

SUBMITTER: Putro YAP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature