Effect of elective surgery cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic on patients’ activity, anxiety and pain | Zendy

Brittney Sims | Zendy; Ashish Patel | Zendy; B G Garnica | Zendy; Majd T. Faraj | Zendy; Alex Tang | Zendy; Theodore W. Parsons | Zendy; Joseph Hoegler | Zendy; Charles S. Day | Zendy

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Effect of elective surgery cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic on patients’ activity, anxiety and pain

Author(s) -

Brittney Sims,

Ashish Patel,

B G Garnica,

Majd T. Faraj,

Alex Tang,

Theodore W. Parsons,

Joseph Hoegler,

Charles S. Day

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

british journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1365-2168

pISSN - 0007-1323

DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znab318

Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , anxiety , elective surgery , adverse effect , surgery , psychiatry , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Patient's perspectives and changes in symptoms after cancellation of their elective procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic were analysed. Most patients experienced no change in symptoms, but women and black patients experienced adverse impacts at higher rates than other groups.

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