The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting times for elective surgery patients: A multicenter study

A concern has been that health care reorganizations during the first COVID-19 wave have led to delays in elective surgeries, resulting in increased complications and even mortality. This multicenter study examined the changes in waiting times of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fin...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e0253875
Main Authors:	Uimonen, Mikko, Kuitunen, Ilari, Paloneva, Juha, Launonen, Antti P., Ponkilainen, Ville, Mattila, Ville M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco Public Library of Science 06.07.2021 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Complications Confidence intervals Coronaviruses COVID-19 Elective surgery Forecasts and trends Health aspects Health care Hospital patients Hospitals Medical prognosis Medicine and Health Sciences Musculoskeletal diseases Neoplasms Orthopedics Pandemics People and places Statistics Surgery Surgery, Elective Tumors Vacations Finland
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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