… , along with numerous societal recommendations, surgeons and hospital leadership are left
… , and general surgery society statements on elective surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak. …

… a comprehensive surgical … COVID-19 and the delivery of essential surgical care. This article
provides an overview on how to safely deliver essential surgical care in the time of COIVD-19…

… In summary, the health care reorganizations due to COVID-19 have increased elective
surgery waiting times by as much as one-third, even though the elective surgery incidence …

… number of COVID-19 inpatients and elective surgery activity … maintain elective surgery activity
despite increasing COVID-19 … less time-critical surgeries are more vulnerable to COVID-19-…

… While medical consequences of COVID-19 seem multidimensional and severe, our data
indicate that the short-term postponement of elective surgery did not cause an unproportional …

… elective surgical cases was timely and effective in creating bed capacity for critically ill
COVID-19 … ICU admissions within 24 hours of the date and time of surgery. Procedures and ICU …

… The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally… elective operations
that would be cancelled worldwide during the 12 weeks of peak disruption due to COVID-19…

… For example, mixing COVID-19 patients with elective patients is not a wise choice. In … exist
at the same time. For example, the elective surgery duration can be estimated by the attending …

… requirements and time scale for reintroducing elective surgery remain … COVID-19 in some
areas after the peak had passed 16 . Capacity for surgical care remains limited in operating …

… will guide judgment about scheduling the procedure for the appropriate time. For example,
if … be appropriate for the surgeon to take the patient to the operating room immediately upon …