Confronting the COVID-19 surgery crisis: time for transformational change

David R. Urbach; Danielle Martin

doi:10.1503/cmaj.200791

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Confronting the COVID-19 surgery crisis: time for transformational change

David R. Urbach and Danielle Martin

CMAJ May 25, 2020 192 (21) E585-E586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200791

David R. Urbach

Women’s College Hospital and Departments of Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Urbach), University of Toronto; Women’s College Research Institute (Urbach); Women’s College Hospital and Department of Family and Community Medicine (Martin), University of Toronto; Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Martin), Toronto, Ont.

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McAlister, C. N. (2020). Centralized referral systems can both shorten wait times and preserve patient autonomy. CMAJ, 192(24), E659. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75698.
Huang, G. (2020). High mortality is expected in patients who have COVID-19 during the postoperative period. CMAJ, 192(29), E847. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75781.
Urbach, D. R., & Martin, D. (2020). La chirurgie en crise à l’ère de la COVID-19 : changements transformationnels en vue. CMAJ, 192(45), E1432-E1433. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200791-f.

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