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A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital

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    • Alshaimaa D. Al‑Mahnabi
    • Rolina K. Al‑Wassia
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    Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology Unit, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21598, Saudi Arabia
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    Published online on: April 18, 2024
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Patients with pediatric cancer receive radiotherapy to cure several types of cancer, requiring computed tomography simulation (CT sim) for precise treatment. However, there is currently no suitable framework to reduce the inherent delays in CT sim. The present study aimed to identify the underlying causes of the delays in CT sim regarding three different time periods (duration of patient admission to CT sim, diagnosis to treatment and CT sim to treatment) among patients with pediatric cancer. A total of 58 patients with pediatric cancer who received radiation therapy under anesthesia at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) between 2016 and 2021 (60 months) were included in the current study. The underlying cause of delays regarding three separate time periods was determined according to patient type, diagnosis, therapy type and year of diagnosis. The CT sim processing time averaged 73 days and was received by patients after 28.96±28.5 days. The major delays in terms of frequency and length of duration between different time points such as patient admission and CT sim, interval between diagnosis and treatment, and duration between CT sim and therapy were (mean±SD) 37.13±29.9, 58.08±24.9 and 28.15±7.9 days, respectively. Machine availability, instability of the patients' medical condition and intensity‑modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) caused 66.6% of the delays. In conclusion, outpatients may experience CT sim delays. Machine availability, conditions of patients and IMRT treatment were the major reasons to cause the delay in CT sim. Strategies should be employed to prevent CT sim delays and improve patient experience.
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Al‑Mahnabi AD and Al‑Wassia RK: A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital. Oncol Lett 27: 272, 2024.
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Al‑Mahnabi, A.D., & Al‑Wassia, R.K. (2024). A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital. Oncology Letters, 27, 272. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14405
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Al‑Mahnabi, A. D., Al‑Wassia, R. K."A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital". Oncology Letters 27.6 (2024): 272.
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Al‑Mahnabi, A. D., Al‑Wassia, R. K."A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital". Oncology Letters 27, no. 6 (2024): 272. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14405
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Al‑Mahnabi AD and Al‑Wassia RK: A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital. Oncol Lett 27: 272, 2024.
APA
Al‑Mahnabi, A.D., & Al‑Wassia, R.K. (2024). A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital. Oncology Letters, 27, 272. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14405
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Al‑Mahnabi, A. D., Al‑Wassia, R. K."A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital". Oncology Letters 27.6 (2024): 272.
Chicago
Al‑Mahnabi, A. D., Al‑Wassia, R. K."A retrospective study on the delay in three different timescales of CT simulation among patients with pediatric cancer in a tertiary hospital". Oncology Letters 27, no. 6 (2024): 272. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14405
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