COVID-19: A Surgical Perspective for when the curve flattens.

G N Moawad, J S Klebanoff, P Tyan, J I Einarsson

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Article in Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

A systematic literature review on the utilization of extended operating room hours to reduce surgical backlogs.Frontiers in public health · 2023
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Association between government policy and delays in emergent and elective surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a modeling study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2021
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4 authors.

G N MoawadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

J S KlebanoffDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

P TyanDivision of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

J I EinarssonDivision of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At the present time it is clear that our global healthcare community was not prepared to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals in the hardest hit areas have been transformed to COVID centres. Surgical societies have recommended postponing non-emergency surgery, and have given recommendations for triaging the ever- growing backlog of patients. However, simply resuming these non-emergency surgeries may lead the healthcare system into a second disaster. If healthcare policymakers around the world do not systematically consider how to resume normal surgical services, hospitals will be quickly overwhelmed, vital resources will be depleted, and patients and providers alike will face an increased exposure risk. This perspective serves to highlight certain aspects of returning to normal that physicians and hospital administrators alike must consider to avoid potential catastrophe.

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COVID-19flatten the curveresponsesurgery

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PMID32832927

PMCPMC7431197

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