Triaging and adaptations of surveillance of cancer services in the COVID pandemic
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
Abstract
Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has significantly challenged the access to cancer care and follow-up for a patient with cancer. Methods: Based on published literature and our experiences, it is reasonable to presume that clinical examination and follow-up visits have been significantly curtailed worldwide in order to adhere to the new norms during the pandemic. Although telephonic and telemedicine consultations may help bridge a few gaps, completely dispensing with in-person consultation has its challenges, especially in low middle-income countries. Telephonic consultations could facilitate triaging of ambulatory cancer patients and allocation of face-to-face consultations for high priority patients. Conclusions: We propose a telephonic consultation-based triaging approach for ambulatory cancer patients in order to identify those needing in-hospital consultations.
First Page
300
Last Page
302
DOI
10.1017/S1460396920001004
Publication Date
6-26-2022
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Shirley; Gurram, Lavanya; Velu, Umesh; and Sharan, Krishna, "Triaging and adaptations of surveillance of cancer services in the COVID pandemic" (2022). Open Access archive. 4220.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/4220
