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Covid impact: 5.8 lakh elective surgeries postponed in India

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BENGALURU : More than 5.8 lakh elective surgeries have been delayed or cancelled in India due to the lockdown to prevent the spread of covid-19, according to an international research consortium.

In March, the Union health ministry had urged hospitals to postpone elective surgeries to reduce the risk of patients being exposed to the novel coronavirus.

The study’s findings were recently published in British Journal of Surgery. The CovidSurg Collaborative, a research network of surgeons and anaesthetists in 77 countries, including India, has estimated that 5,05,800 non-emergency surgeries, 51,100 cancer surgeries, and 27,700 obstetric surgeries could have been delayed across India during the three-month period before and after the peak of

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