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. 2020 Jun 11:1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-020-02468-5. Online ahead of print.

Roadmap for Restarting Elective Surgery During/After COVID-19 Pandemic

Dhananjaya Sharma  1 , Vikesh Agrawal  1 , Pawan Agarwal  1
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Roadmap for Restarting Elective Surgery During/After COVID-19 Pandemic

Dhananjaya Sharma et al. Indian J Surg. .

Abstract

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in complete stoppage of elective surgery in most countries, which has created a huge backlog of waiting patients. This invited editorial comments on the current challenge of restarting elective surgery during/after COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Elective surgery; Restarting.

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