Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical care in the Netherlands.
Michelle R de GraaffRianne N M HogenbirkYester F JanssenArthur K E ElfrinkRonald S L LiemSimon W NienhuijsJean-Paul P M De VriesJan-Willem ElshofEmiel G G VerdaasdonkJarno MelenhorstHenderik L van WestreenenMarc G H BesselinkJelle P RuurdaMark Ivo van Berge HenegouwenJoost M KlaaseMarcel den DulkMark van HeijlJohannes H HegemanJerry BraunDaan M VoetenFranka S WürdemannAnne-Loes K WarpsAnna J AlbergaJosé Annelie SuurmeijerErman O AkpinarNienke WolfhagenAnne Loes van den BoomMarieke J Bolster-van EenennaamPeter van DuijvendijkDavid J HeinemanMichel W J M WoutersSchelto Kruijffnull nullPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2023)
The reduction in the number of surgical operations was greatest for those without cancer. Where surgery was undertaken, it appeared to be delivered safely, with similar complication and mortality rates, fewer admissions to ICU, and a shorter hospital stay.
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