Immediate and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of surgical services.
Kjetil SøreideJulie HalletJ B MatthewsA A SchnitzbauerP D LineP B S LaiJ OteroD CallegaroS G WarnerN N BaxterC S C TehJ Ng-KamstraJ G MearaL HaganderLaura LorenzonPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2020)
Patients are being deprived of surgical access, with uncertain loss of function and risk of adverse prognosis as a collateral effect of the pandemic. Surgical services need a contingency plan for maintaining surgical care in an ongoing or postpandemic phase.