The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted institutions and governing bodies to postpone and/or cancel non-essential surgeries and procedures. Get the most up-to-date information to help guide your practice.
Info and Resources
- ACS: As COVID-19 cases surge again, four major health care organizations release updated guidance on maintaining essential surgery during the ongoing pandemic NEW
- ACS: Be Prepared: Patient-Surgeon Discussion Guide
- ACS: Create a Surgical Review Committee for COVID-19-Related Surgical Triage Decision Making
- ACS: Post-COVID-19 Readiness Checklist for Resuming Surgery
- ACS: Guidance for Local Resumption of Elective Surgery
- ACS: COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Non–Emergent Surgical Procedures
- ACS: COVID-19 Recommendations for Management of Elective Surgical Procedures
- CMS: Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations
- CMS: Guidelines for Re-Opening Facilities to Provide Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare
- Joint Statement: Re-introduction of Hospital and Office-based Procedures in the COVID-19 Climate for the Practicing Urogynecologist and Gynecologist
- Military Health System Postpones Elective Operations
- New Hampshire Medical Society: Principles for Transitionally Resuming Non-Urgent Procedures during COVID-19 [pdf]
- Royal College of Surgeons of England: Recovery of Surgical Services During and After COVID-19
Related Podcasts
Elective Surgery: Using the New ACS Readiness Checklist
Resuming Elective Surgeries: What Urologists Need to Know
COVID-19: Considerations for Elective Urologic Surgery with Dr. Chris Gonzalez