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  • Medical Ethics
  • Public Health
  • Surgical Oncology

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted healthcare systems, creating resource shortages.
  • Surgeons postponed non-emergent procedures, including cancer surgeries, in early 2020.
  • This led to an imbalance between patient needs and available hospital resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct an ethical analysis of oncologic surgery cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To examine the consequences of delaying cancer surgeries.
  • To provide recommendations for managing resource strain during future public health crises.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on the harms of surgical delays, COVID-19 caseloads, and triage ethics.
  • Ethical analysis using medical ethics principles within a public health framework.
  • Examination of cancer surgeries across various organ systems.

Main Results:

  • National mandates for surgical suspension often disregarded local COVID-19 caseload variations.
  • Physical and mental harm from delayed oncologic surgery may exceed resource preservation benefits.
  • Ethical considerations regarding resource allocation and patient outcomes were highlighted.

Conclusions:

  • The ethical justification for delaying cancer surgeries is questionable, particularly in regions with low COVID-19 impact.
  • A nuanced approach considering local conditions is crucial for resource allocation during health crises.
  • Recommendations are proposed for ethical management of surgical care during future resource strain.