Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Ethical Considerations for the Cancellation of Non-Urgent Surgeries during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggestions for Future Health Crises
  Author(s): Nolan J. Brown*, Stephen Szabadi, Cameron Quon, Nathan A Shlobin, Brian V Lien, Shane Shahrestani, Katelynn Tran, Ali R. Tafreshi, Seth C Ransom, Alexander Himstead, Celina Yang, Ryan C Ransom, Ronald Sahyouni and Aaron Kheriaty
  
  In light of the national emergency the pandemic has spawned, hospitals across the United States made the decision to cancel non-urgent surgeries to free up resources and personnel and protect healthcare workers, patients, and the public from further spread. By one estimate, the initial wave of COVID-19 will lead to 28 million surgeries being postponed worldwide, with 343,670 projected cancellations each week in the USA alone over the course of a 12-week peak. This is an unprecedented disruption in the modern system of healthcare delivery that has the potential to produce long-lasting deleterious effects and troublesome ethical dilemmas. .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9627.20.11.365

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