Too long to wait: the impact of COVID-19 on elective surgery.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Impact of COVID-19 on Otolaryngology Literature.The Laryngoscope · 2022
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2. Vitamin D supplementation to treat SARS-CoV-2 positive patients. Evidence from meta-analysis.Cardiology journal · 2022
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3. Assessing demographic access to hip replacement surgery in the United Kingdom: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2021
   Pooled it
4. Modeling Health Effects of Alternative Treatment Options during Surgical Delay to Inform Prioritization of Surgical Care.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2026
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5. The effect of delays in cancer surgery due to the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer resectability and postoperative mortality in different tumor entities.Discover oncology · 2026
   Article
6. Prehabilitation for lumbar spinal stenosis: understanding mechanisms and contexts for enhanced engagement-a realist review.Age and ageing · 2025
   Review
7. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on glaucoma surgery in German hospitals.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
   Article
8. Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection and postoperative complications: a single-centre retrospective cohort study in China.BMJ open · 2025
   Observational
9. Preoperative chronic opiate use associated with a worse joint-specific function and quality of life before and after total hip and knee arthroplasty.Bone & joint open · 2025
   Article
10. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elective care backlog trends, recovery efforts, and capacity needs to address backlogs in Scotland (2013-2023): a descriptive analysis and modelling study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025
    Article
11. High tibial osteotomy and additive manufacture can significantly reduce the climate impact of surgically treating knee osteoarthritis.The international journal of life cycle assessment · 2025
    Article
12. Omicron surge impact on acute kidney injury in ICU patients: A study using the ISARIC COVID-19 database.PloS one · 2025
    Observational
13. Guidance for delivering surgical procedures outside operating theatres: scoping review.BJS open · 2024
    Article
14. Update on the perioperative management of diabetes mellitus.BJA education · 2024
    Review
15. Greater need but reduced access: a population study of planned and elective surgery rates in adult mental health service users.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024
    Article
16. The Outcomes of Patients with Omicron Variant Infection who Undergo Elective Surgery: A Propensity-score-matched Case-control Study.International journal of medical sciences · 2024
    Article
17. Exposure to moral stressors and associated outcomes in healthcare workers: prevalence, correlates, and impact on job attrition.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024
    Article
18. Experience of Spinal Surgery for the Over 70s During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Referral Centre in the United Kingdom and Ramifications for Future Management.Cureus · 2023
    Article
19. Effect of COVID-19 on outpatient services in patients with aortovascular disease: a UK multicentre study.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023
    Article
20. Postoperative mortality and complications in patients with and without pre-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection: a service evaluation of 24 million linked records using OpenSAFELY.Anaesthesia · 2023
    Article

3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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