Short-term Effects of Canceled Elective Procedures Due to COVID-19

Tran, Linda; Rose, Liam; Urech, Tracy H.; Dalton, Aaron; Wu, Siqi; Vashi, Anita

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000004809

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“…In response, patient selection, surgical techniques, and post-operative care have been affected, with substantial changes across every area of general surgery 1 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 . These changes are expected to have pervasive long-term health and care delivery effects ( 13 , 14 , 15 ) . Despite substantial evidence across various surgical subspecialties, multi-centered international evaluation of the impact COVID-19 has had on bariatric surgery has not been well characterized.…”

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric surgery in North America: a retrospective analysis of 834,647 patients

Verhoeff

Mocanu

Dang

et al. 2022

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric surgery in North America: a retrospective analysis of 834,647 patients

Verhoeff

Mocanu

Dang

et al. 2022

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

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“…Fortunately, Linda et al determined that the delay in elective surgical cases did not have a definite impact on the short-term mortality of veterans. 11 This might be due to appropriate clinical decision-making. For example, most of the canceled elective surgical procedures were in those who were healthier with the majority of the cases related to ophthalmology and orthopedics.…”

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COVID-19 in Veterans: A Narrative Review

Chuang¹,

Tsai²,

Liu³

et al. 2022

RMHP

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Veterans are a special population that has been largely ignored during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Veterans with COVID-19 not only suffered symptoms from the disease but also had a higher risk of further development of in-hospital complications involving multiple organs. This article aims to review the current literature on the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome in veterans who contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic, using papers published between January 1, 2020 and August 1, 2021. Forty published papers were considered relevant to this review study. The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused a burden on health-care facilities but also affected the veterans population. Veterans with COVID-19 not only suffered symptoms from the disease but also had a higher risk of further development of in-hospital complications involving multiple organs. The dismal outcome might be attributed to old age and multiple comorbidities among veterans. Symptoms that may be seen in veterans with COVID-19 are comparable to those in the general population with fever, cough, and dyspnea, the most commonly reported. There are several approaches, such as self-assessment tools and virtual or telephone triage strategies, that can initially provide adequate evaluation of the symptoms related to COVID-19 in veterans. Adequate risk stratification could be carried out using the VA COVID-19 (VACO) Index, which predicts the risk of 30-day all-cause mortality after COVID-19 infection. There are several COVID-19 specific treatments that have been given to veterans; however, none of them have been proven to reduce the overall mortality in veterans. The overall mortality rate among veterans showed a declining trend. However, veterans suffering from chronic COVID-19 are at risk of dependence on activities of daily living after recovering from the illness. In summary, veterans are a special population that requires more attention especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“… [9] A VA study by Tran et al during and after the COVID-19 pandemic operation postponement period, which was not focused on a particular condition or operation, showed no increased risk of 30-day or 90-day mortality after the elective operation was delayed. [10] .…”

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