Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, elective thyroid surgery is experiencing delays.
The problem is that the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. The research purposes were to …

Upon the COVID-19 pandemic onset in Ireland, cancer service disruptions occurred due to
prioritisation of COVID-19 related care, redeployment of staff, initial pausing of screening …

Objectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, maintenance of safe and timely oncologic care
has been challenging. The goal of this study is to compare presenting symptoms, staging …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruption of regular healthcare leading to
reduced hospital attendances, repurposing of surgical facilities, and cancellation of cancer …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in surgical capacity for head
and neck cancer in the UK between the first wave (March‐June 2020) and the current wave …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic placed considerable strain on the healthcare system,
leading to the re-allocation of resources and implementation of new practice guidelines. The …

Simple Summary Leveraging lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, resilient health systems focus on the preservation of the continuum of care of …

Introduction It is not uncommon to note patients with painful orofacial lesions presenting via
the emergency department to the on-call team. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Background Prevention of nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection for
patients undergoing flap-based reconstructive surgery is crucial to providing care and …

OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pan-demic has severely affected otolaryngology and head and
neck activities, also involving diag-nosis and treatment of patients with oncolo-gy diseases …