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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;127(2):192-195.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.05.021. Epub 2021 Jun 11.

COVID-19 and the challenges of the surgery backlog: the greatest healthcare innovation would be to do what we know

Monty G Mythen  1
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Editorial

COVID-19 and the challenges of the surgery backlog: the greatest healthcare innovation would be to do what we know

Monty G Mythen. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Aug.
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Keywords: COVID-19; enhanced recovery after surgery; perioperative outcome; quality; surgical backlog.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interest The author is a member of the board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. He is a paid Consultant for Edwards Lifesciences and Deltex Medical. He is a Director of Medinspire Ltd; EBPOM; TopMedTalk Ltd; an Ambassador for OBRIZUM; founding editor of Perioperative Medicine; co-president of the International Board of Perioperative Medicine; founding director of Morpheus Consortium; and founding director of the Perioperative Quality Initiative.

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From: Bennett D, Emberton M, Garfield M, Grocott M, Mythen M (2007) Modernising Care for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery. London: The Improving Surgical Outcomes Group 2007, University College Hospital.
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