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The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in rapid and widespread interruption to health care, impacting national, regional, and local health care systems and practices. Postponement of nonurgent care was recommended at a national level and across all major medical professional societies.1,2 Decisions to postpone or cancel hundreds of thousands of nonurgent and elective surgeries and procedures were aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19 and preserve resources, including ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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