Surgery triage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wendy J BabidgeDavid R TiveyJoshua G KovoorKristin WeidenbachTrevor G CollinsonPeter J HewettThomas J HughRobert T A PadburyNicola M HillGuy John MaddernPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, urgent and emergency surgery must continue. A carefully staged return of elective surgery should align with a decrease in COVID-19 caseload. Combining evidence and expert opinion, schemas and recommendations have been proposed to guide this process in Australia and New Zealand.