Elective surgery in the time of COVID-19

• The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant strain on the United States health care system. • Healthcare workers are rapidly altering their professional responsibilities to help meet hospital needs. • Surgeons have witnessed a dramatic change in their practices with rapidly decreasing elective...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Diaz, Adrian, Sarac, Benjamin A., Schoenbrunner, Anna R., Janis, Jeffrey E., Pawlik, Timothy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7161516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32312477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.014
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Sumario:• The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant strain on the United States health care system. • Healthcare workers are rapidly altering their professional responsibilities to help meet hospital needs. • Surgeons have witnessed a dramatic change in their practices with rapidly decreasing elective surgery. • Surgical leaders should develop a framework to help make decisions around elective surgery as information is evolving.

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