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Mindy D
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Registered: ‎05-23-2010

You will see elective surgeries cancelled or postponed.

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‎03-16-2020 02:00 PM - edited ‎03-16-2020 03:09 PM

You will be seeing many elective surgeries cancelled or postponed. When these surgeries happen there is the potential that patients with complications will need to use ICU resources such as ventilators. Cutting back on the chances of this this help to flatten the curve. We have only so much of these resources to go around. 

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Love my grandkids
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Re: You will see elective surgeries cancelled or postponed.

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‎03-16-2020 02:27 PM - edited ‎03-16-2020 02:29 PM

@Mindy D Um, that started here in WA state at least 10 days ago. I know one person whose elective cataract surgery for one eye has been postponed. Had it been an emergency, that would be a different story.

 

All medical facilities in my region have suspended elective surgeries until further notice.

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MalteseMomma
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Re: You will see elective surgeries cancelled or postponed.

‎03-16-2020 03:07 PM

Here in NJ they said that quite a while ago. 

 

Our hospitals are full and are considered  the epicenter of this......

 

I fear for my granddaughter on dyalisis  3 x weekly...........

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