Association between government policy and delays in emergent and elective surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a modeling study

• Main Authors: Paul Truche (Author), Letícia Nunes Campos (Author), Enzzo Barrozo Marrazzo (Author), Ayla Gerk Rangel (Author), Ramon Bernardino (Author), Alexis N Bowder (Author), Alexandra M Buda (Author), Isabella Faria (Author), Laura Pompermaier (Author), Henry E. Rice (Author), David Watters (Author), Fernanda Lage Lima Dantas (Author), David P. Mooney (Author), Fabio Botelho (Author), Rodrigo Vaz Ferreira (Author), Nivaldo Alonso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The impact of public health policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on access to surgical care is poorly defined. We aim to quantify the surgical backlog during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian public health system and determine the relationship between state-level policy response...