Supplementary Table 1. Practice Patterns of Colorectal Surgery.
Characteristic Number (%)
Average number of surgeries per week before the COVID-19 outbreak
<7 cases 179 (49.3%)
≥7 cases 184 (50.7%) Average number of surgeries per week after the COVID-19
outbreak
<7 cases 332 (91.5%)
≥7 cases 31 (8.5%)
≥25% elective surgery were cancelled or postponed
Yes 209 (57.6%) No 154 (42.4%) Reasons to cancel or postpone elective colorectal surgery
Patients cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 219 (60.3%) Patients cancelled due to other reasons 86 (23.7%) Surgeons cancelled because of mandate from local
government
144 (39.7%) Surgeons cancelled because of concerns for safety of patients 133 (36.6%)
Surgeons cancelled because of room or personnel non-availability
95 (26.2%) Other reasons 41 (11.3%)
≥25% emergent surgery were cancelled or postponed
Yes 50 (13.8%) No 313 (86.2%) Reasons to cancel or postpone emergent colorectal surgery
Patients cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 207 (57.0%) Patients cancelled due to other reasons 92 (25.3%) Surgeons cancelled because of mandate from local
government
102 (28.1%) Surgeons cancelled because of concerns for safety of patients 120 (33.1%)
Surgeons cancelled because of room or personnel non-availability
89 (24.5%) Other reasons 62 (17.1%) Percentage of patients with cancelled or postponed elective
surgery later needed emergent surgery
None 93 (25.6%) 1%-9% 216 (59.5%)
≥10% 54 (14.9%) Experience a higher percentage of emergent surgery after
the COVID-19 outbreak
Yes 115 (31.7%)
No 206 (56.7%) Not sure 42 (11.6%) Percentage of patients with cancelled or postponed elective
surgery had their disease conditions deteriorate after the COVID-19 outbreak
< 25% 296 (81.5%)
≥ 25% 67 (18.5%) Opinion on diverting all resources to COVID-19 patients
adversely influences the care of other patients
Yes 313 (86.2%) No 35 (9.7%) Not sure 15 (4.1%)
