Abstract
Aim: To assess which and when measures were applied to reduce coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads have been applied in medical oncology departments. Materials & methods: We surveyed all medical oncology departments from the Italian Emilia Romagna region via a multidomain questionnaire. The questions covered items on patients, healthcare workers, risk reduction measure and clinical trials. Results: A total of 12 centers involving 861 healthcare members joined the survey. The measures applied to patients and health workers partially converged in all the departments while major divergences were found in the clinical trials domain. High rate of COVID-19 infection occurred among medical doctors (21/208, 10.1%) and social care workers (13/110, 11.8%). Rate of infection among nurses was 5.7% (24/418). Conclusion: All measures able to reduce risk of COVID-19 infection must be applied in medical oncology departments. Early introduction of risk reduction measures may be a critical issue.
Highlights
The survey was descriptive and the aim of the study was to obtain a clear description of measures applied by front-line medical oncology departments in one of the most COVID-19 endemic areas of Italy (Emilia Romagna region)
Our study provided important highlights about the management of COVID-19 infection in oncological centers
Caregivers and healthcare workers seemed to converge among all oncological departments
Summary
To assess which and when measures were applied to reduce coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads have been applied in medical oncology departments. The survey was descriptive and the aim of the study was to obtain a clear description of measures applied by front-line medical oncology departments in one of the most COVID-19 endemic areas of Italy (Emilia Romagna region)
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