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Reasons of delay in CRC care (n = 745 reporting delayed care)
| Delays |
Prolonged CRT-surgery interval | Change of original plan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endoscopy | Radiology | Surgery | Histopathology | |||
| Academic hospitals | x | |||||
| Colorectal divisions | x | |||||
| High-volume hospitals | x | x | ||||
| Medium volume of rectal cancer surgery | x | |||||
| Units fully dedicated to COVID-19 care | x | x | ||||
| PPE not readily available | x | x | x | |||
| Staff members quarantined | x | x | ||||
| Staff members redeployed to COVID-19 units | x | x | x | |||
| MDT meetings suspended | x | x | x | x | ||
