• Auris, nasus, larynx · Aug 2020

    The impact of preoperative screening system on head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations from the nationwide survey in Japan.

    • Ichiro Ota and Yukinori Asada.
    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan. Electronic address: iota@naramed-u.ac.jp.
    • Auris Nasus Larynx. 2020 Aug 1; 47 (4): 687-691.

    Objectivethe pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hospitals worldwide are at risk of nosocomial infection. Preoperative identification of COVID-19 in patients who are scheduled to be admitted to the hospital is essential to preventing the collapse of medical facility. In Japan, the preoperative observation and screening tests with the RT-PCR testing for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and chest CT scan are recommended for head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodWe conducted surveys of the current situation in Japan through the internet.ResultsChest CT scan was fully performed (90%), but the RT-PCR testing was not adequately performed (51%).ConclusionAlthough the current screening system can be considered effective to a certain extent, we recommend further widespread use of pre-admission RT-PCR testing not only for patients with head and neck cancer surgery but also for all the hospitalized patients, in order to promote safer treatments, during the COVID-19 pandemic.© 2020 Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan Inc. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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