Surgical activity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide observational cohort study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 196-204

  Dobbs, Thomas D ^a,b   Gibson, John A G ^a   Fowler, Alex J ^c   Abbott, Tom E ^c   Shahid, Tasnin ^c   Torabi, Fatemeh ^a   Griffiths, Rowena ^a   Lyons, Ronan A ^a   Pearse, Rupert M ^c   Whitaker, Iain S ^a,b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthesia; COVID 19; public policy; surgery; surgical activity; waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANDEMIC; SURGERY; SURGICAL VOLUME; WALES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COVID-19; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 85109996376     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.05.001     Document Type: Article

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