Gomez D, Dossa F, Sue-Chue-Lam C, Wilton A S, de Mestral C, Urbach D, Baxter N
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Division of General Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Br J Surg. 2021 Jan 27;108(1):e15-e17. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa043.
In this population-based analysis, the rate of surgical procedures decreased during the COVID period with hospitals rapidly reducing ambulatory and in-patient elective procedures in response to government directives. However, the observed and unexpected large reduction in urgent surgical procedures highlights the need to prioritize access to care for patients with emergency surgical conditions as part of pandemic planning.
在这项基于人群的分析中，在新冠疫情期间外科手术率下降，医院根据政府指令迅速减少了门诊和住院择期手术。然而，紧急外科手术出现的大幅且意外的减少凸显了在大流行规划中，将紧急外科疾病患者获得医疗服务的机会列为优先事项的必要性。
