ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Elective surgeries during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Case burden and physician shortage concerns.
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- Gaps in public health surveillance of elective surgery: a national analysis of inpatient data, COVID-19 impact, and coding validity in Germany (2006-2023).Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- COVID-19 on Elective Surgery Outcomes in a Brazilian Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 in total hip arthroplasty: a comparison study in a center without elective surgery protocols.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Differences in Medicaid Enrollment and Spending Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Effects of coronavirus severity and vaccination numbers on postsurgical mortality for elective surgical procedures in the VA population.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Search traffic for inflatable penile prosthesis increased following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a Google Trends analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Effects of Virtually Led Value-Based Preoperative Assessment on Safety, Efficiency, and Patient and Professional Satisfaction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- 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 · 2025Article
- Evaluation of candidemia cases in the intensive care unit of a tertiary training hospital during the period of COVID-19 pandemic.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on several aspects of global healthcare systems, particularly surgical services. New guidelines, resource scarcity, and an ever-increasing demand for care have posed challenges to healthcare professionals, resulting in the cancellation of many surgeries, with short and long-term consequences for surgical care and patient outcomes. As the pandemic subsides and the healthcare system attempts to reestablish a sense of normalcy, surgical recommendations and advisories will shift. These changes, combined with a growing case backlog (postponed surgeries + regularly scheduled surgeries) and a physician shortage, can have serious consequences for physician health and, as a result, surgical care. Several initiatives are already being implemented by governments to ensure a smooth transition as surgeries resume. Newer and more efficient steps aimed at providing adequate surgical care while preventing physician burnout, on the other hand, necessitate a collaborative effort from governments, national medical boards, institutions, and healthcare professionals. This perspective aims to highlight alterations in surgical recommendations over the course of the pandemic and how these changes continue to influence surgical care and patient outcomes as the pandemic begins to soften its grip.
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