[Effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on surgery - a national cross-sectional study].

CONCLUSION: The SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic has a significant impact on academic general and visceral surgery in Germany. The reduction in beds and operating room capacity can lead to considerable delays in urgent surgical interventions and financial burdens in 2020 and subsequent years. PMID: 32776251 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Der Chirurg - August 9, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Stöß C, Haffer H, Steffani M, Pergolini I, Hartmann D, Nitsche U, Novotny A, Friess H, Müller MW Tags: Chirurg Source Type: research