Preserving Elective Surgeries in the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future

This Viewpoint describes the health burden imposed on patients and the logistical and financial burdens posed to health systems by the temporary halting of elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, and proposes organizational and policy responses to maintain standards of quality and safety while sustaining the surgical services patients need.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research