Does the healthcare system know what to cut under the pandemic emergency pressure? An observational study on geographic variation of surgical procedures in Italy
Objectives During 2020 many countries reduced the number of elective surgeries to free up beds and cope with the COVID-19 outbreak. This situation led healthcare systems to prioritise elective interventions and reduce the overall volumes of treatments.The aim of this paper is to analyse whether the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-11-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/11/e061415.full |