Figure 1.

Number of completed vs deferred cases by pediatric medically necessary, time-sensitive (pMeNTS) score. The pMeNTS scoring system was applied to all 101 completed and deferred procedures during the initial restrictions on elective operations at Comer Children's Hospital, The University of Chicago Medicine from March 23 through April 19, 2020. The y-axis represents the number of cases with a specific pMeNTS score. The arrows with dotted lines represent the upper and lower threshold pMeNTS scores that were allowed to proceed or that were deferred during this period. The threshold can be dynamically adjusted to respond to changes in operating room capacity, resource availability, and risk tolerance of the individual institution. This facilitates preservation of operating room capacity for trauma, emergency, and highly urgent cases.