… The VA is uniquely positioned to provide data on the national impact of COVID-19 as …
reviewed all surgical procedures performed at a VA facility before, during and after the initial surge …

… a brief review of publicly available federal, state, and general surgery society statements on
elective surgery … problems at the main hospital due to the COVID-19 surge. Cutting back on …

… elective surgery during the initial COVID-19 surge in the UK between 29 March and 12 June
2020. Patients asymptomatic for COVID-… Following this study, we have reviewed, modified …

… in elective cases may create the unintended consequence of a surge in surgery following the
first wave of COVID… triage of elective surgery since the completion of this review is included. …

… ; light bars, change in procedure volume from 2019 during the COVID-19 surge in fall and
winter, … Similar to our findings, a prior analysis of nationwide claims data 17 found that elective …

… surgery throughout much of the United States in mid-March 2020 due to surging numbers of
COVID-19 … Several months later, and with new safety precautions in place, elective surgery …

… In urology, there was an 89.6% reduction in elective surgeries during April 2020 in Brazil [
16 ]. A multidisciplinary oncologic review of time to surgery showed delaying surgery for more …

… Our analysis differed because we analyzed the effect of an … in surgical volume followed by
an anticipated surge in surgical … to service the anticipated surgical surge. This will require local …

… surge, we produced this review to support other healthcare services in preparedness and
training of hospitals during the current coronavirus … 85% of its elective surgical activity. It was …

… While it is well known that COVID-19 led to a decline in elective surgical admissions in early
… We utilized data maintained by the Maryland Health Service Cost Review Commission for …