Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Waiting ListsHumansElective Surgical ProceduresCOVID-19Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Backlogs, waiting times and waiting lists of elective surgeries across OECD countries.
Luigi Siciliani, Gaetan Lafortune, Marie-Clémence Canaud, Chekwube Madichie
Published: 202610.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105478
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many OECD countries suspended elective (non-emergency) care during the pandemic to divert efforts towards COVID-19 patients, which generated a backlog of patients. OBJECTIVE: This study measures the extent to which waiting times and volum…
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