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COVID-19 infection and its consequences among surgical oncology patients: A systematic analysis, meta-analysis and
Mona Kamal1, Massimo Baudo2, Shon Shmushkevich3,4
1Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
We conducted this meta-analysis to address the outcomes in cancer patients after oncologic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. The primary endpoint was the COVID-19-related mortality rate. Higher body mass index was significantly and negatively associated with higher all-cause mortality and in-hospital COVID-19 infection rates. Male sex, preoperative respiratory disease, and smoking history were positively and significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality rates. Furthermore, male sex was positively and significantly associated with the COVID-19 infection rate.
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