Immediate and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of surgical services
Stavanger University Hospital · University of Bergen · +22 more institutions
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Abstract
Background
The ongoing pandemic is having a collateral health effect on delivery of surgical care to millions of patients. Very little is known about pandemic management and effects on other services, including delivery of surgery.
Methods
This was a scoping review of all available literature pertaining to COVID-19 and surgery, using electronic databases, society websites, webinars and preprint repositories.
Citation impact
711
total citations
- FWCI
- 54.79
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 85
Citations per year
Authors
15- KSKjetil SøreideCorresponding
Stavanger University Hospital, University of Bergen
- JHJulie Hallet
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto
- JBJeffrey B. Matthews
University of Chicago
- AAAndreas A. Schnitzbauer
Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital Frankfurt
- PLPål‐Dag Line
Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Medicine
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Pandemic
- Term (time)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Surgery
- Intensive care medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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