Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 11, Number 4, December 2021, pages 73-81

Decreases in Elective and Non-Elective Surgical Case Volumes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The setting in which patients presented for surgical care between March 14 and May 8 in 2019 and 2020. ER: emergency room.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Total number of surgical cases by week between January 17 and May 8 in 2019 and 2020.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Weekly non-elective surgical case volume between January 17 and May 8 in 2019 and 2020.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Total weekly surgical volume before and after the declaration of COVID-19 a national emergency. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Surgical case volumes by specialty between January 17 and May 8 in 2019 and 2020. (a) Acute care and trauma surgery. (b) Cardiothoracic surgery. (c) Endocrine surgery. (d) Neurosurgery. (e) Ophthalmology. (f) Oral and maxillofacial surgery. (g) Orthopedic surgery. (h) Otolaryngology. (i) Plastic surgery. (j) Surgical oncology. (k) Urology. (l) Vascular surgery.
Figure 6.
Figure 6. Non-elective case volumes between January 17 and May 8 in 2019 and 2020 categorized by specialty. (a) Acute care and trauma surgery. (b) Cardiothoracic surgery. (c) Neurosurgery. (d) Ophthalmology. (e) Oral and maxillofacial surgery. (f) Orthopedic surgery. (g) Otolaryngology. (h) Plastic surgery. (i) Surgical oncology. (j) Urology. (k) Vascular surgery.

Tables

Table 1. Summary Demographic Information Between 2019 and 2020
 
Variable name and indicators2019, n (%)2020, n (%)
Sex
  Male1,277 (47)1,096 (47)
  Female1,468 (53)1,215 (53)
Race
  African American684 (25)622 (27)
  Hispanic1,255 (46)909 (39)
  Asian70 (2.6)46 (2)
  Caucasian438 (16)385 (17)
  Native American/Alaska Native3 (0.11)3 (0.13)
  Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island4 (0.15)0 (0)
  Other280 (10)330 (14)
Insurance status
  Declined/unknown11 (0.4)15 (0.65)
  Self-pay586 (21)409 (18)
  County subsidized1,337 (49)1,255 (54)
  Medicaid205 (7.5)179 (7.7)
  Medicare228 (8.3)179 (7.7)
  Private388 (14)289 (13)

 

Table 2. Average Age of Participants in 2019 and 2020
 
Variable20192020
SD: standard deviation.
Age (mean ± SD)48.2 ± 15.246.8 ± 15