Coronavirus Surgery

• B.C. hospital turns to restaurant ‘pagers’ to streamline surgeries amid COVID-19

  A Vancouver hospital has turned to the restaurant industry for an idea to accommodate more patients than normal, while still observing physical distancing.

  Health

  Jun 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 patients face increased risk of post-op death, pulmonary complications: study

  The overall 30-day mortality rate was 23.8 per cent and was "disproportionately higher than expected across all subgroups."

  Health

  Jun 2, 2020
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic to affect nearly 400,000 elective surgeries across Canada by mid-June: study

  As many as 28 million elective surgeries could face the same fate globally, according to the study.

  Health

  May 15, 2020
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• ‘I’m waiting by the phone’: B.C. patients face painful wait for surgeries cancelled for COVID-19

  B.C. has cancelled about 11,000 surgeries to free up hospital beds in preparation for a possible wave of serious COVID-19 cases, but when they'll be rescheduled remains unclear.

  Apr 13, 2020