Association between government policy and delays in emergent and elective surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a modeling study
Background The impact of public health policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on access
to surgical care is poorly defined. We aim to quantify the surgical backlog during the COVID …
to surgical care is poorly defined. We aim to quantify the surgical backlog during the COVID …
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical procedures in Brazil: a descriptive study
BO Luizeti, VAS Perli, GG da Costa, IC Eckert… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected medical practice, and changes in
healthcare activities were needed to minimize the overload and avoid healthcare systems …
healthcare activities were needed to minimize the overload and avoid healthcare systems …
Trends in US surgical procedures and health care system response to policies curtailing elective surgical operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
AS Mattingly, L Rose, HS Eddington… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of medical care, including
surgical treatment. It is critical to understand the association of government policies and …
surgical treatment. It is critical to understand the association of government policies and …
Clearing the surgical backlog caused by COVID-19 in Ontario: a time series modelling study
J Wang, S Vahid, M Eberg, S Milroy, J Milkovich… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: To mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
jurisdictions worldwide ramped down nonemergent surgeries, creating a global surgical …
jurisdictions worldwide ramped down nonemergent surgeries, creating a global surgical …
Institutional surgical response and associated volume trends throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and postvaccination recovery period
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with decreased surgical procedure
volumes, but existing studies have not investigated this association beyond the end of 2020 …
volumes, but existing studies have not investigated this association beyond the end of 2020 …
[HTML][HTML] Variation in use of surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic by surgical urgency and race and ethnicity
Importance The extent of the disruption to surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic has
not been empirically characterized on a national level. Objective To characterize the use of …
not been empirically characterized on a national level. Objective To characterize the use of …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting times for elective surgery patients: a multicenter study
Background A concern has been that health care reorganizations during the first COVID-19
wave have led to delays in elective surgeries, resulting in increased complications and even …
wave have led to delays in elective surgeries, resulting in increased complications and even …
Global elective breast-and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 …
S Haribhai, K Bhatia… - PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Globally, 28.4 million non-emergent ('elective') surgical procedures have been deferred
during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
[HTML][HTML] A single-centre observational cohort study to evaluate volume and severity of emergency general surgery admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: is there …
RC McLean, J Young, A Musbahi, JX Lee… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in NHS surgical service provision,
including reduced elective surgical and endoscopic activity, with only essential emergency …
including reduced elective surgical and endoscopic activity, with only essential emergency …
Mid-term surgery outcomes in patients with COVID-19: results from a nationwide analysis
NK Prasad, M Mayorga-Carlin, S Sahoo… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Determine mid-term postoperative outcomes among coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)-positive (+) patients compared with those who never tested positive before …
(COVID-19)-positive (+) patients compared with those who never tested positive before …