A Nation-Wide Review of Elective Surgery and COVID-Surge Capacity

Prasad, Nikhil K.; Englum, Brian R.; Turner, Douglas J.; Lake, Rachel; Siddiqui, Tariq; Mayorga-Carlin, Minerva; Sorkin, John D.; Lal, Brajesh K.

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.05.028

A Nation-Wide Review of Elective Surgery and COVID-Surge Capacity

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 225,000 excess deaths in the United States. A moratorium on elective surgery was placed early in the pandemic to reduce risk to patients and staff and preserve critical care resources. This report evaluates the impact of the elective surgical …