Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey.
Tomohiro KurokawaAkihhiko OzakiDivya BhandariYasuhiro KoteraToyoaki SawanoYoshiaki KanemotoNorio KanzakiTomozo EjiriHiroaki SaitoYudai KanedaMasaharu TsubokuraTetsuya TanimotoKota KatanodaTakahiro TabuchiPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The proportion of patients whose elective surgery had been postponed was limited during Japan's first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the declaration of a state of emergency increased the likelihood of postponement. It is imperative to increase awareness of the secondary health effects related to policy intervention in pandemics and other health crises and to use appropriate countermeasures such as standard infectious control measures and triage of surgical patients.
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