Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical activity in the Brazilian private healthcare system.

Luiza Helena Degani-CostaBarbara Yepes PereiraIsabela Queiros CastroHeitor Franco Werneck Glenio Bitencourt MizubutiLuiz Fernando Dos Reis Falcão

Published in: PloS one (2023)

There was a major decline on the number of surgical and diagnostic procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a slight recovery of elective surgeries throughout the pandemic, many time-sensitive surgeries and diagnostic procedures were cancelled, with potential medium- to long-term consequences to patients and the system as a whole.

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