Elective Operation Scheduling during the COVID-19 Pandemic

We were greatly interested to read the article by Prachand and colleagues1 on the scoring system that empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations that should not be delayed because of risk associated with COVID-19. COVID-19 is reducing the ability to perform surgical procedures worldwide, giving rise to a multitude of ethical and medical dilemmas. A critical issue is balancing the benefit of surgery against the unknown risk of developing COVID-19 and its associated complications.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research