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Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans
British journal of surgery · 2020 · Vol. 107(11) · pp. 1440–1449
COVIDSurg Collaborative✉(Aalborg University)
Abstract
A very large number of operations will be cancelled or postponed owing to disruption caused by COVID-19. Governments should mitigate against this major burden on patients by developing recovery plans and implementing strategies to restore surgical activity safely.
COVID-19 and healthcare impactsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesGlobal Health and SurgeryMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Surgical proceduresCoronavirus InfectionsSurgeryIntensive care medicineGeneral surgery
MeSH terms
COVID-19AdultBayes TheoremHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansGlobal HealthModels, StatisticalHealth Care RationingInfection ControlElective Surgical ProceduresPandemics
Funding
- Bowel and Cancer Research
- Sarcoma UK
- Yorkshire Cancer Research
- Government of the United Kingdom
- European Society of Coloproctology
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Bowel Disease Research Foundation
- British Gynaecological Cancer Society
- Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland
- Vascular Society
Citations
1,441
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102.34
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32
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