Real-time assessment of COVID-19 impact on global surgical case volumes.
Vikas N O'Reilly-ShahWil Van CleveDustin R LongVanessa MollFaye M EvansJacob E SunshineNicholas J KassebaumEwen M HarrisonCraig S JabaleyPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2020)
Application usage metadata provides a real-time indicator of surgical volume. This data may be used to identify impacted regions where disruptions to surgical care are disproportionate or prolonged. A dashboard for continuous visualization of these data has been deployed.