Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA; National Clinician Scholars Program at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Am J Surg. 2020 Jun;219(6):900-902. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.014. Epub 2020 Apr 16.
• The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant strain on the United States health care system. • Healthcare workers are rapidly altering their professional responsibilities to help meet hospital needs. • Surgeons have witnessed a dramatic change in their practices with rapidly decreasing elective surgery. • Surgical leaders should develop a framework to help make decisions around elective surgery as information is evolving.
• 新冠疫情大流行给美国医疗保健系统带来了巨大压力。
• 医护人员正在迅速改变他们的职业责任,以帮助满足医院的需求。
• 外科医生目睹了择期手术的迅速减少,其手术实践发生了巨大变化。
• 随着信息的不断发展,外科手术领导人应制定一个框架来帮助做出有关择期手术的决策。