Variation in Use of Surgical Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Surgical Urgency and Race and Ethnicity

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ID15808151
AuthorsThomas C Tsai (0000-0003-4244-9124, Harvard University, corresponding author), Ava Ferguson Bryan (0000-0002-6670-8701, University of Chicago), Ning Rosenthal (0000-0002-3404-3717, Premier Research Group), Jie Zheng (0009-0002-7853-6721, Harvard University), Endel John Orav (0000-0002-8886-7252, Brigham and Women's Hospital), Austin B Frakt (0000-0002-0795-5462, Boston University), Jose F Figueroa (0000-0003-3811-257X, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Year2021
Volume2
Issue12
Pagese214214-e214214
Publication date2021-12-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJAMA Health Forum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2689-0186 • E-ISSN: 2689-0186
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4214
PMID35977293
OpenAlexW4200541506
LanguageEN
References cited27

As shown by this cohort study, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in large disruptions to surgical care across all categories of operative urgency, especially elective procedures. Racial and ethnic minority groups experienced less of a disruption to surgical care than White patients. Further research is needed to explore whether the decreased surgical use among White patients was owing to patient discretion and to document whether demand for surgical care will rebound to baseline levels

Cohort · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Ethnic group · Pandemic · Retrospective cohort study · Surgical procedures · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Demography · Healthcare Systems and Challenges · Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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