The role of home healthcare in managing cancer-related pain during COVID-19 pandemic: ‘The Triple Triage Protocol’

  • Tolga Ergönenç
  • Jalan Şerbetçigil Ergönenç
  • Eve Yamak Altınpulluk
Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Telemedicine, Home care, Cancer Pain

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome and death. To limit the infection spread, non-urgent surgical procedures, day procedures, including interventional pain management, and patient visits, have been postponed or interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pain management is defined as a fundamental human right, but the rapidly changing nature of the COVID-19 outbreak requires revisions in clinical practice for chronic pain. This article describes the role of home healthcare services in managing cancer pain based on clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the triple triage concept and the use of telemedicine.

Key words: Coronavirus; COVID-19; Telemedicine; Home care; Cancer Pain

Citation: Ergönenç T, Ergönenç JS, Altınpulluk EY. The role of home healthcare in managing cancer-related pain during COVID-19 pandemic: ‘The Triple Triage Protocol’. Snaesth. Pain intensive care 2021;25(1):1-4.

DOI: 10.35975/apic.v25i1.1430

Received: 4 January 2021, Reviewed & Accepted:  8 January 2021

 

Published
02-10-2021
How to Cite
Ergönenç, T., Ergönenç, J., & Altınpulluk, E. (2021). The role of home healthcare in managing cancer-related pain during COVID-19 pandemic: ‘The Triple Triage Protocol’. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 25(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v25i1.1430
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