2024
Survival Among Patients With High-Risk Gastrointestinal Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Janczewski L, Browner A, Cotler J, Palis B, Chan K, Joung R, Bentrem D, Merkow R, Boffa D, Nelson H. Survival Among Patients With High-Risk Gastrointestinal Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240160. PMID: 38441896, PMCID: PMC10915687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV diseaseRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyQuality care deliveryIV diseaseOperative mortalityHigh riskPandemic-related stressorsAssociated with increased 1-year mortalityDiagnosis of stage IMultivariate logistic regressionCOVID-19 pandemicCare deliveryNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier curvesEvaluate 30-dayMain OutcomesFollow-up dataCancer communityPrepandemic levelsLogistic regressionCancer DatabaseCOVID-19COVID-19 infectionMalignant neoplasms
2023
Telehealth Availability for Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study
Marks V, Hsiang W, Nie J, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Salazar M, Pantel H, Berger E, Boffa D, Cavallo J, Leapman M. Telehealth Availability for Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Cancer 2023, 9: e45518. PMID: 37917149, PMCID: PMC10654905, DOI: 10.2196/45518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer HospitalCancer careTelehealth availabilityTotal admissionsTelehealth servicesCancer typesBreast cancer careComprehensive cancer programsCross-sectional studySkin cancer careFacility-level factorsNational Cancer InstituteCOVID-19 pandemicTelehealth visitsAccountable care organizationsCommon cancerCancer programsOutpatient careCancer sitesNew patientsCancer InstitutePatientsSkin cancerHospitalMost hospitalsImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Processes in a Northeast Tertiary Health Care Network
Udelsman B, Detterbeck F, Tanoue L, Mase V, Boffa D, Blasberg J, Dhanasopon A, Ely S, Mazzarelli L, Bader A, Woodard G. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Processes in a Northeast Tertiary Health Care Network. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2023, 48: 222-225. PMID: 37832536, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care networkLung cancer screening processLung cancer screening programsCare networkCancer screening programsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicComputed tomography scanCOVID-19 hospitalizationCOVID-19 surgeCancer screening processDisease 2019 pandemicLung cancer diagnosisHealth care systemAverage hospitalizationRadiology databaseLung cancerTomography scanScreening programCare systemCancer diagnosisMonthsHospitalizationCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicPandemicAlterations in Cancer Treatment During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Janczewski L, Cotler J, Merkow R, Palis B, Nelson H, Mullett T, Boffa D. Alterations in Cancer Treatment During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340148. PMID: 37902756, PMCID: PMC10616721, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseCancer treatmentAcademic hospitalCommunity hospitalMAIN OUTCOMECOVID-19 pandemicProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyAvailability of treatmentFirst yearUnderwent surgeryCohort studyMedian ageCancer surgeryMedian timeTreatment of cancerCancer careTreatment modalitiesCancer screeningCancer DatabaseMedian travel distancePatientsHospitalSurgeryCancerEffect of pandemic-related reductions in cancer care delivery on different US health systems.
Janczewski L, Cotler J, Merkow R, Palis B, Nelson H, Mullett T, Boffa D. Effect of pandemic-related reductions in cancer care delivery on different US health systems. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e18811-e18811. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e18811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseHospital typeAcademic hospitalUS healthcare systemTreatment modalitiesCommunity hospitalTreatment utilizationCancer treatmentCOVID-19 pandemicCancer care deliveryTypes of malignanciesHealthcare systemDifferent hospital typesEvaluation of cancerChi-squared testUS health systemFirst yearUnderwent surgerySurgical patientsCancer careCancer DatabaseSurgical carePatientsTreatment declineDescriptive univariate statisticsASO Visual Abstract: Evaluation of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reliability of Cancer Surveillance Data in the National Cancer Database
Nogueira L, Palis B, Boffa D, Lum S, Yabroff K, Nelson H. ASO Visual Abstract: Evaluation of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reliability of Cancer Surveillance Data in the National Cancer Database. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 2094-2094. PMCID: PMC9869810, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-13022-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Del Rossi E, Hindinger K, Walters S, Ermer T, Ratner E, Mitchell MR, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo PS, Morton JM, Zurich HB, Davis K, Ahuja N. Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: e316-e320. PMID: 33086321, PMCID: PMC7668334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infectionSurgical pathwayCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommon surgical indicationsUrgent cancer treatmentOutcomes of patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 positive peoplePathway patientsPostoperative periodTimely surgeryHospital admissionMedian ageSurgical indicationsUrgent operationMedian lengthCancer patientsGenitourinary tractEmergency roomBACKGROUND DATASurgical proceduresPatient statusCOVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 601-605. PMID: 32689703, PMCID: PMC7146695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Decision-MakingConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Services Needs and DemandHost Microbial InteractionsHumansNeeds AssessmentOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPatient SelectionPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Thoracic NeoplasmsThoracic Surgical ProceduresTime-to-TreatmentTriageCOVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa D, Broderick S, Brown L, Carrott P, Clark J, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones D, Kidane B, Kim A, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid R, Meyerson S, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell D, Phillips J, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese T, Wakeam E, Wood D. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 692-696. PMID: 32278755, PMCID: PMC7146713, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research