Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California, USA

Biography

Alexander Himstead had studied at Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California. Alexander Himstead has worked on ethical considerations for the cancellation of non - urgent surgeries during the COVID -19 pandemic and suggestions for Future Health Crises and other achievements in the related studies. Alexander Himstead has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Ethical Considerations for the Cancellation of Non-Urgent Surgeries during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggestions for Future Health Crises
  Author(s): Nolan J. Brown*, Stephen Szabadi, Cameron Quon, Nathan A Shlobin, Brian V Lien, Shane Shahrestani, Katelynn Tran, Ali R. Tafreshi, Seth C Ransom, Alexander Himstead, Celina Yang, Ryan C Ransom, Ronald Sahyouni and Aaron Kheriaty
  
  In light of the national emergency the pandemic has spawned, hospitals across the United States made the decision to cancel non-urgent surgeries to free up resources and personnel and protect healthcare workers, patients, and the public from further spread. By one estimate, the initial wave of COVID-19 will lead to 28 million surgeries being postponed worldwide, with 343,670 projected cancellations each week in the USA alone over the course of a 12-week peak. This is an unprecedented disruption in the modern system of healthcare delivery that has the potential to produce long-lasting deleterious effects and troublesome ethical dilemmas. .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9627.20.11.365

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