In many countries, health care institutions have ramped down nonemergent activities in
order to free up hospital and critical care beds in anticipation of a wave of patients with …

Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing certain surgical patients became
inevitable due to limited surgical capacity. This study aims to identify which factors patients …

Background The novel coronavirus, SARS‐CoV‐2, caused the COVID‐19 global pandemic.
In response, the Australian and New Zealand governments activated their respective …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled a majority of hospital systems to
reduce surgical and procedural volumes in an attempt to preserve resources. Elective …

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 …

Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has escalated rapidly to a global …

An acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rapidly spread worldwide, necessitating proactive …

The reduced capacity for routine surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak triggers severe
consequences on waiting lists, determining their impressive expansion with management …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical departments were forced to re-
schedule their activity giving priority to urgent procedures and non-deferrable oncological …

Over the past decade, most academic medical centers have experienced increasing
demands for surgical services. In many instances, lack of capacity in the operating rooms …