Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review

Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review

Abstract At the time of writing of this article, there have been over 110 million cases and 2.4 million deaths worldwide since the start of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, postponing millions of non-urgent surgeries. Existing literature explores the complexities of rationing medica...

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Main Authors: Nolan J. Brown, Bayard Wilson, Stephen Szabadi, Cameron Quon, Vera Ong, Alexander Himstead, Nathan A. Shlobin, Chen Yi Yang, Brian V. Lien, Shane Shahrestani, Katelynn Tran, Ali R. Tafreshi, Jack Birkenbeuel, Seth C. Ransom, Elliot H. Choi, Ronald Sahyouni, Alvin Y. Chan, Aaron Kheriaty, Isaac Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
COVID-19
Non-urgent surgery
Ethics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00293-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-021-00293-7

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