1. Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus
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Mehanna, Hisham, Hardman, John C, Shenson, Jared A, Abou-Foul, Ahmad K, Topf, Michael C, AlFalasi, Mohammad, Chan, Jason YK, Chaturvedi, Pankaj, Chow, Velda Ling Yu, Dietz, Andreas, Fagan, Johannes J, Godballe, Christian, Golusiński, Wojciech, Homma, Akihiro, Hosal, Sefik, Iyer, N Gopalakrishna, Kerawala, Cyrus, Koh, Yoon Woo, Konney, Anna, Kowalski, Luiz P, Kraus, Dennis, Kuriakose, Moni A, Kyrodimos, Efthymios, Lai, Stephen Y, Leemans, C Rene, Lennon, Paul, Licitra, Lisa, Lou, Pei-Jen, Lyons, Bernard, Mirghani, Haitham, Nichols, Anthonny C, Paleri, Vinidh, Panizza, Benedict J, Parente Arias, Pablo, Patel, Mihir R, Piazza, Cesare, Rischin, Danny, Sanabria, Alvaro, Takes, Robert P, Thomson, David J, Uppaluri, Ravindra, Wang, Yu, Yom, Sue S, Zhu, Yi-Ming, Porceddu, Sandro V, de Almeida, John R, Simon, Chrisian, and Holsinger, F Christopher
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Cancer ,Rare Diseases ,Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease ,Clinical Research ,Patient Safety ,7.3 Management and decision making ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Good Health and Well Being ,Betacoronavirus ,COVID-19 ,Consensus ,Coronavirus Infections ,Head and Neck Neoplasms ,Health Care Rationing ,Humans ,International Cooperation ,Occupational Health ,Pandemics ,Pneumonia ,Viral ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Surgical Oncology ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis ,Oncology and carcinogenesis - Abstract
The speed and scale of the global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented pressures on health services worldwide, requiring new methods of service delivery during the health crisis. In the setting of severe resource constraint and high risk of infection to patients and clinicians, there is an urgent need to identify consensus statements on head and neck surgical oncology practice. We completed a modified Delphi consensus process of three rounds with 40 international experts in head and neck cancer surgical, radiation, and medical oncology, representing 35 international professional societies and national clinical trial groups. Endorsed by 39 societies and professional bodies, these consensus practice recommendations aim to decrease inconsistency of practice, reduce uncertainty in care, and provide reassurance for clinicians worldwide for head and neck surgical oncology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the setting of acute severe resource constraint and high risk of infection to patients and staff.
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- 2020