Defining essential surgery during pandemic response

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About The Study: Researchers compared the volume of performed surgical procedures classified as essential, urgent, and nonurgent before and after elective surgeries were restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Authors: Sherry M. Wren, M.D., of Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research & Education Center in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3944)

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