146 000 elective surgeries in SA could be cancelled due to Covid-19

The pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally, and a new study estimates that 146 000 elective surgeries in this country could be cancelled as a result of the crisis – leading to patients facing a lengthy wait for their health issues to be resolved.

Led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK and the University of Cape Town , they collected detailed information from surgeons in 359 hospitals across 71 countries on plans for the cancellation of elective surgery.This data was then statistically modelled to estimate the total number of cancelled surgeries across 190 countries.

In South Africa, more than 146 000 operations will be cancelled, including 12 000 cancer procedures. These cancellations will create a backlog that will need to be cleared after the Covid-19 disruption ends.

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