Ensuring safety and sustainability of radiotherapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic in resources constrain country: An Indonesian experience.
Adjustment
COVID-19 pandemic
Crisis
Radiotherapy
Sustainability
Journal
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
ISSN: 1879-0887
Titre abrégé: Radiother Oncol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8407192
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
received:
01
05
2020
revised:
25
05
2020
accepted:
28
05
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
9
6
2020
entrez:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The global COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant burden on the healthcare sector, overwhelming health services in affected countries worldwide. As healthcare facilities reorganize their services to adapt to this challenging problem, it is important that the sustainability of essential oncology services, including radiotherapy, is maintained. This article describes the Indonesian experience in ensuring sustainability of radiotherapy services during the pandemic, highlighting various important adjustments which were made to allow radiotherapy centers nationwide to continue operating while protecting staff and patients from the risk of disease transmission. As the backlog of patients waiting to start treatment will inevitably grow, some insight on how to proactively manage this issue will also be described.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32512073
pii: S0167-8140(20)30300-5
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.05.044
pmc: PMC7275138
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
57-60Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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