id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-279513-m4jdc8ua Onesti, Concetta Elisa Oncological care organisation during COVID-19 outbreak 2020-08-26 .txt text/plain 4145 204 49 A triage for patients with cancer before hospital or clinic visits was conducted by 90.5% of centres before consultations, 95.2% before day care admissions and in 100% of the cases before overnight hospitalisation by means of phone calls, interactive online platforms, swab test and/or chest CT scan. The topics investigated in the survey included preventive measures taken before and after admission to the hospital, instructions given to patients and professionals, general measures for risk reduction of virus spread, specific measures in the hospitalisation unit, general organisation of the centre, organisation of multidisciplinary meetings and activities of other healthcare professionals, staff management and antibody testing. Patients were subjected to a triage for signs of infection prior to presenting to the oncology units in the majority of the centres, notably in 19/21 institutions (90.5%) before consultations, in 20/21 (95.2%) before day care outpatient infusion room admissions and in 20/20 (100%) before overnight hospitalisation (figure 2). ./cache/cord-279513-m4jdc8ua.txt ./txt/cord-279513-m4jdc8ua.txt