Neeraj Gugnani, Shalini Gugnani
Does intellectual disability in children impact access to preventive dental services and oral health?
Evidence-based dentistry
early diagnosis treatment lung cancer crucial improve survival outcomes patients diagnosed lung cancer many factors affect waiting time lung cancer treatment however corona virus disease 2019 covid19 one major factors universally slowed clinical activities last three years aiming study demonstrate pandemic factors affected lung cancer waiting times diagnosis treatment retrospective study including 670 patients diagnosed lung cancer within nhs lothian region edinburgh scotland march 2019 november 2023 one hundred patients underwent curative lung resection patients categorised three groups sub analysis first group included patients diagnosed covid19 pandemic second group included patients diagnosed pandemic 2020 third group represents diagnosed mass vaccination program established november 2023 average waiting time referral gp date surgery three groups 885 days 81 days 835 days respectively hand waiting times elapsing first surgical clinic appointment date surgery 176 days 186 days 215 days respectively unexpectedly waiting times elapsing referral surgery date surgery amongst lung cancer patients showed improvement covid19 pandemic likely due prioritizing cancer patients nevertheless actions considered decrease waiting times general