About 505,800 non-emergency surgeries, 51,100 cancer surgeries, and 27,700 obstetric surgeries could have been delayed across India during the 3-month period before and after the peak of the viral outbreak BENGALURU : More than half a million elective surgeries and nearly 80,000 cancer and obstetric operations have been delayed or cancelled in India because of the lockdown, according to an international research consortium.
This comes in the wake of the Union health ministry in March urging hospitals to postpone elective surgeries to reduce the risk of patients being exposed to coronavirus.
About 505,800 non-emergency surgeries, 51,100 cancer surgeries, and 27,700 obstetric surgeries could have been delayed across India during the