Originally published by our sister publication OR Management.
Patients appear to be more willing to have surgery during a pandemic if both they and the hospital staff are vaccinated, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Chicago and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Vaccine 2022;40[26]:3536-3539).
Patients may choose to delay surgery during a pandemic, even if the procedure is lifesaving, due to fears of viral exposure in a healthcare setting. In March 2020, a