Journal of the Anus Rectum and Colon
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Inpatient Colorectal Cancer Treatment in Japan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Using a National Administrative Database
By Kensuke Nitta, Makoto Okawara, Jun Nagata and 8 others.
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted elective endoscopy and non-urgent procedures, but its impact on inpatient colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment in Japan remains incompletely quantified.
Keywords
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 pandemic
- colorectal cancer
- inpatient care
- cancer care disruption
- health care utilization