Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Demographics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Medically Necessary Non-Emergent Surgeries During the Pandemic.
Adrienne B ShannonJeffrey L RobersonLuke KeeleTina BharaniYun SongJohn T MiuraRachel R KelzDaniel T DempseyLee A FleisherRonald P DeMatteoGiorgos C KarakousisPublished in: World journal of surgery (2021)
COVID-19 restrictions on surgical operations were associated with a change in the racial and insurance demographics in patients undergoing medically necessary surgical procedures but were not associated with worse postoperative morbidity. Further study is necessary to better identify the causes for patient demographic differences.