A tweetorial of the key points ⬇️
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-> 234 oesophagogastric surgeons managing cancer patients
-> 225 centres from 49 countries
This is truly an amazing representation of clinical practice across the globe
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1) Staging investigations
2) Oncological therapy
3) Surgical management
4) OG Surgeons and COVID-19
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There was a massive variation in available staging investigations for #OG Cancers across both rounds of the survey
Most notably only 1 in 5 centres have EUS services available
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Again, there was a massive spread
Notably, neoadjuvant timing was prioritised more in round 2 in centres!
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-> 46.7% performing resection in the same hospital
-> 40.8% use PPE for all resections
-> 51.6% adopting dual consultant operating
-> 52.2% continuing MI Surgery
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-> 44.6% have been symptomatic with COVID-19
-> Only 12.1% had tested positive
-> Majority of #OG surgeon remained in the same department
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Hope this tweetorial has been useful and thanks to everyone who contributed! @EwenGriffiths @Pritam__Singh @MarkarSheraz
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