Italy has been on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the need to focus resources to deal with the pandemic led to a disruption of routine surgical care, as well as activity for oncologic and chronic disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical activity of the Italian Units of Endocrine Surgery belonging to the SIUEC (Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery), the most important national scientific society of endocrine surgery.The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical activity of the Italian Units of Endocrine Surgery belonging to the SIUEC (Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery), the most important national scientific society of endocrine surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,800
Thyroidectomy
AOU Cagliari
Cagliari, CA, Italy
Quantify the overall reduction of surgical activity for thyroid disease
Time frame: 1 year
Quantify if the number of thyroid cancers operated during COVID-19 pandemic was significant different from the number of patients operated during the same period of the previous year
Time frame: 1 year
Quantify the number of aggressive tumors operated during COVID-19 pandemic and the same period of the previous year
Comparison between the number of patients operated during COVID-19 pandemic with aggressive thyroid carcinoma (with lymph node metastasis, and/or extrathyroidal extension, and/or multifocality) with patients with aggressive thyroid carcinoma operated during the same period of the previous year
Time frame: 1 year
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