id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-300689-dz6lybgi Jarman, Molly P. The Surgical Health Services Research Agenda for the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-06-01 .txt text/plain 2440 113 31 Surgery programs are a source of surge capacity during the COVID-19 response, both in terms of inpatient bed capacity and clinical personnel, with many surgeons redeployed to focus on critical care or staffing COVID-19 procedure teams. COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic response broadly impact short-and long-term health outcomes for surgical patients. Payment and Delivery System What is the direct financial impact of delaying elective surgical care to hospitals, and outcomes including hospital closures, personnel layoffs, and decreased access to care for patients? Does postponement of emergency general surgery or use of nonoperative interventions to manage emergency general surgical conditions during the pandemic adversely impact outcomes for non-COVID patients, compared to emergency general surgery after prepandemic standards of care? COVID-19 will profoundly affect the US surgical system, including changes to healthcare infrastructure, payment systems, safety standards, clinical training, and population health. ./cache/cord-300689-dz6lybgi.txt ./txt/cord-300689-dz6lybgi.txt