The impact of surgical capacity shortages on disease-related morbidity in benign conditions: a comparative cohort study of gallstone and inguinal hernia care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Limited surgical availability during the COVID-19 period was linked to reduced cholecystectomy rates and more complicated gallstone disease, without affecting inguinal hernia outcomes or surgical complication rates.
Authors
- Floris M. Thunnissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1012-7991)
- Stijn Bluiminck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9676-1206)
- Bas Polle
- Otmar Buyne
- Philip R. de Reuver
- Marloes Berkers
- Femke Atsma
- Tamar van der Linden
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- TropIQ Health Sciences (NL)
- Maaslandziekenhuis (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03583-y
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00