key: cord-0723133-qaz2lveq
authors: Vuthaluru, Seenu; Koliyadan, Sreedharan V; Kanniwadi, Sureshkannan S
title: Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
date: 2020-11-05
journal: Lancet
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32276-5
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doc_id: 723133
cord_uid: qaz2lveq

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It is important to note that patients (especially those with cancer) who are being denied treatment due to the fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection are at a greater risk of morbidity and mortality as a result of the primary pathology, and delaying surgery for these patients will create a huge backlog for health-care services. 2 Informed decision making, use of appropriate protective measures by the patients and health-care workers, and careful selection of patients for low-risk elective surgery (especially in regions with low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and low case fatality) might therefore aid in providing timely treatment.

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We declare no competing interests.