Impact of COVID-19 on the Children with Cancer in Six Pediatric Oncology Units (POUs) of Pakistan- A Multi-Center Study. (28th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Raza, Muahammad Rafie; Maqsood, Sidra; Rana, Zulfiqar Ali; Hamid, Muhammad Haroon; Yasmeen, Nuzhat; Rehman, Mohammad Fahim ur; Iqbal, Rabia; Ashraf, Muhammad Shamvil
• Is Part Of: Cancer investigation. Volume 40:Number 5(2022)
• Page Start: 401
• Page End: 405
• Publication Date: 2022-05-28
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV-2 -- childhood cancer -- pandemics; Cancer -- Periodicals; Oncology -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2021.1916027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0735-7907

Abstract

Abstract: The study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 in the Pediatric Oncology Units (POUs) of Pakistan. Data from 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 and 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 for the first and second cohort, respectively, in order to compare the registration, abandonment rate, and delay in treatment. Six hundred and thirty-four were registered cases, 379 and 255 in the first and second cohort, respectively, which was significantly different <0.005. Seventy-seven were abandoned, 45 and 32 in the first and second cohort, respectively. Fifty-nine COVID-19 positive cases, 24, 4, 27, and 4 were admitted, referred, home isolated, and leave against medical advice (LAMA), respectively. Delayed treatment and reduction in new cases were observed.