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September 19, 2025Annals of Surgery OpenOpen Access

Challenges in Maintaining Surgical Function During Disasters: Success Factors and Lessons From the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

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Widespread water outages significantly disrupted surgical services, delaying recovery across hospitals.
Only Keiju Medical Center maintained high surgical capacity post-earthquake, resuming 89% of surgeries based on a resilient infrastructure.
Disaster preparedness showed considerable limitations, indicating that individual hospital plans were ineffective during the crisis.
An integrated Area-BCP approach is vital for ensuring continued surgical functions in large-scale disasters.

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Assessment reveals significant disaster preparedness gaps in surgical services during the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, suggesting urgent need for coordinated planning.

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Assessment reveals significant disaster preparedness gaps in surgical services during the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, suggesting urgent need for coordinated planning.

Challenges in Maintaining Surgical Function During Disasters: Success Factors and Lessons From the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

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