학술논문
Perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cardio-oncology: results from the COVID-19 International Collaborative Network survey
Document Type
article
Author
Diego Sadler; Jeanne M. DeCara; Joerg Herrmann; Anita Arnold; Arjun K. Ghosh; Husam Abdel-Qadir; Eric H. Yang; Sebastian Szmit; Nausheen Akhter; Monika Leja; Carolina Maria Pinto Domingues Carvalho Silva; Jayant Raikhelkar; Sherry-Ann Brown; Susan Dent; Rupal O’Quinn; Franck Thuny; Rohit Moudgil; Luis E. Raez; Tochukwu Okwuosa; Andres Daniele; Brenton Bauer; Lavanya Kondapalli; Roohi Ismail-Khan; Jorge Lax; Anne Blaes; Zeina Nahleh; Leah Elson; Lauren A. Baldassarre; Vlad Zaha; Vijay Rao; Daniel Sierra Lara; Kerry Skurka; on behalf of the Cardio-Oncology International Collaborative Network
Source
Cardio-Oncology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2057-3804
Abstract
Abstract Background Re-allocation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in delays in care delivery to patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer. The ability of health care providers to provide optimal care in this setting has not been formally evaluated. Objectives To assess the impact of COVID-19 resource re-allocation on scheduling, testing, elective procedures, telemedicine access, use of new COVID-19 therapies, and providers’ opinions on healthcare policies among oncology and cardiology practitioners. Methods An electronic survey was conducted by a cardio-oncology collaborative network through regional and state chapters of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Cardio-Oncology Society. Descriptive statistics were reported by frequency and proportion for analyses, and stratified categorically by geographic region and specialty. Results One thousand four hundred fifteen providers (43 countries) participated: 986 cardiologists, 306 oncologists, and 118 trainees/internal medicine. 63% (195/306) of oncologists vs 92% (896/976) of cardiologists reported cancellations of treatments/elective procedures (p = 0.01). 46% (442/970) of cardiologists and 25% (76/303) of oncologists modified the scope of their practice (p =