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. 2020 May 12;79:168–179. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.022

Table 1.

American College of Surgeons hospital phases.

Phase One: Semi-Urgent Setting (Preparation Phase)
Hospital status:
  • •

    Small number of COVID-19 patients

  • •

    Hospital resources still available

  • •

    ICU capacity not saturated

Aim:
Surgery to be prioritised for patients whose survival will be affected if they don't receive an operation within 3 months.
Phase Two: Urgent Setting (Preparation Phase)
Hospital status:
  • •

    A large number of COVID-19 patients

  • •

    Hospital in rapidly escalating phase of COVID-19 spread

  • •

    Few ICU beds available

  • •

    Operating room resources limited

Aim:
  • •

    Surgery to be prioritised for patients whose survival will be affected if they don't receive an operation within the next few days

Phase Three
Hospital status:
  • 1.

    Overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients

  • 2.

    Maximum ICU capacity reached

  • 3.

    Operating room supplies depleted

Aim:
  • •

    Surgery to be prioritised for patients whose survival will be affected if they don't receive an operation within a few hours.