The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on perioperative factors: data from the Swedish Perioperative Register

ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on perioperative care in Sweden. During the first wave of the pandemic, the number of surgical interventions decreased, but the number of acute surgeries remained stable compared with pre-pandemic numbers. Perioperative organizations have had and will continue to have challenges handling the increased number of patients needing perioperative care.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research