Pattern of cancer patient referral and organisational model of an interventional pulmonology programme during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rocco Trisolini; Daniele Magnini; Vanina Livi; Fausto Leoncini; Lucia M Porro; Maria C Flore; Daniela Paioli; Giovanni Sotgiu

doi:10.1183/23120541.00152-2021

Pattern of cancer patient referral and organisational model of an interventional pulmonology programme during the COVID-19 pandemic

ERJ Open Res. 2021 Jun 21;7(2):00152-2021. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00152-2021. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Rocco Trisolini¹, Daniele Magnini¹, Vanina Livi¹, Fausto Leoncini¹, Lucia M Porro², Maria C Flore², Daniela Paioli¹, Giovanni Sotgiu³

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy.
² Pulmonology Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy.
³ Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Abstract

An interventional pulmonary programme can be carried out safely for both cancer patients and HCWs during the #COVID19 pandemic. However, a worrisome reduction of new cancer patient referral occurs during periods of high community spread of the virus. https://bit.ly/2PRWNXo.