Examining the surgical backlog due to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: insights from a scoping review

• Main Authors: Letícia Nunes Campos (Author), Mayte Bryce-Alberti (Author), Ayla Gerk (Author), Sarah K. Hill (Author), Chrystal Calderon (Author), Mehreen Zaigham (Author), Diana D. del Valle (Author), Carol Mita (Author), Sabrina Juran (Author), Júlia Loyola Ferreira (Author), Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: This scoping review assessed the surgical backlog in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) due to COVID-19 and identified mitigation strategies. We searched seven databases for citations from December 2019 to December 2022, focusing on LAC patients with cancelled or postponed procedures. We...