Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Seth C Ransom Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Seth C Ransom has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. Seth C Ransom has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.
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»