Analysis of surgical volume and short‐term outcomes for upper gastrointestinal cancer post‐<scp>COVID</scp>‐19: Evidence from a nationwide Japanese database
This study analyzed changes in surgical volume and short-term outcomes for upper gastrointestinal cancer in the post-COVID-19 era using a Japanese nationwide database. It found that surgical treatments for gastrectomy and esophagectomy remained safe even after the pandemic.
Authors
- M. Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2921-1592)
- Masashi Takeuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-432X)
- Yusuke Takemura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9902)
- Yoshihiro Kakeji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-0241)
- Yasuyuki Seto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6953-8752)
- Ryo Seishima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8892-4173)
- Hiroyuki Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3337-7595)
- Hiromichi Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-8082)
- Hideki Ueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8600-1199)
- Taizo Hibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6867-228X)
- Hideki Endo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-0332)
- Akinobu Taketomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-3678)
- Ken Shirabe
- Yuko Kitagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0271-5670)
Institutions
- Tokai University (JP)
- Gunma University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- Kochi Medical School Hospital (JP)
- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JP)
- Hokkaido University Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo National Hospital (JP)
- National Defense Medical College (JP)
- Kobe University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Kumamoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12891
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00