{"id":3590,"date":"2021-08-26T16:06:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biotechsa.com\/2\/?p=3590"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:01:02","slug":"dont-let-the-term-elective-fool-you-physicians-urge-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biotechsa.com\/2\/noticias\/dont-let-the-term-elective-fool-you-physicians-urge-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t let the term ‘elective’ fool you, physicians urge the public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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According to Becker\u2019s Hospital Review, the recent spike in COVID-19 cases has led to suspending elective surgeries again due to limited hospital resources, though physicians feel many people do not understand the severity of \u201celective\u201d procedures.<\/p>\n

Healthcare professionals are urging the public to understand that the \u201cterm \u2018elective surgery\u2019 does not describe the acuity of the medical condition or necessity of the procedure\u201d but instead describes a surgery that is scheduled in advance from emergency surgeries, such as trauma cases. As Americans learn of more elective surgeries being postponed, physicians are speaking out to clarify a term which can often be misleading.<\/p>\n

Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon with Johns Hopkins Medicine, said that it was one thing to cancel surgeries earlier in the pandemic when there was no choice or vaccine, but \u201cpostponing surgeries now is even more demoralizing for patients whose suffering is prolonged\u201d given the availability of a safe and effective vaccine.<\/p>\n

Around the United States, a growing list of health systems and hospitals are pushing back surgeries. Currently, hospitals in Texas, Tennessee, and Florida are being asked to suspend elective surgeries as COVID-19-related hospitalizations continue to surge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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