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COVID-19 : Clinical Guide to Surgical Prioritisation During The Pandemic
This guidance describes levels of surgical priority, covering all surgical specialties with the exception of obstetrics and gynaecology and ophthalmology. Guidance for these disciplines is available separately, with links provided below.
Patients requiring surgery during the COVID-19 crisis have been classified in the following groups:
Priority level 1a Emergency – operation needed within 24 hours
Priority level 1b Urgent – operation needed with 72 hours
Priority level 2 Surgery that can be deferred for up to 4 weeks
Priority level 3 Surgery that can be delayed for up to 3 months
Priority level 4 Surgery that can be delayed for more than 3 months
These time intervals may vary from usual practice and may possibly result in greater risk of an adverse outcome due to progression or worsening of the condition, but we have to work within the resources available locally and nationally during the crisis.