Background The COVID-19 pandemic has required triage and delays in surgical care
throughout the world. The impact of these surgical delays on survival for patients with head
and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains unknown. Methods A retrospective
cohort study of 37 730 patients in the National Cancer Database with HNSCC who
underwent primary surgical management from 2004 to 2016 was performed. Uni-and
multivariate analyses were used to identify predictors of overall survival. Bootstrapping …

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the question of timeliness in the
treatment of cancer patients to the forefront of many clinicians' minds. The need to conserve
hospital resources during the pandemic has resulted in delays in many aspects of
healthcare. As operating rooms utilize immense resources, there have been greater delays
in surgical procedures. The treatment of head and neck cancer during the COVID-19 era has
posed a particular challenge as, in addition to resource allocation concerns, there is a high …