TABLE 1.

Association of Elective Procedures Canceled Due to COVID-19 and Emergency Department Utilization

	Completed Procedures∗			COVID-19 Canceled†
	No.	% 30-d ED Visit Mean (SD)	% 90-d ED Visit Mean (SD)	No.	30-d ED Difference (SE) [CI]‡	90-d ED Difference (SE) [CI]‡
COVID-19 canceled versus all completed procedures	298,445	0.104 (0.305)	0.196 (0.397)	3326	−0.043 (0.018) [−0.078, −0.007]	−0.009 (0.03) [−0.068, 0.05]
COVID-19 canceled versus all scheduled procedures	320,474	0.103 (0.304)	0.196 (0.397)	3326	−0.042 (0.018) [−0.076, −0.008]	−0.011 (0.029) [−0.067, 0.046]
VASQIP cases	86,036	0.14 (0.347)	0.235 (0.424)	1040	−0.098 (0.014) [−0.126, −0.071]	−0.089 (0.028) [−0.145, −0.033]
Intermediate operative complexity	36,094	0.152 (0.359)	0.252 (0.434)	472	−0.103 (0.018) [−0.138, −0.068]	−0.142 (0.028) [−0.197, −0.087]
Standard operative complexity	250,292	0.094 (0.291)	0.183 (0.387)	2798	−0.04 (0.019) [−0.078, −0.002]	−0.012 (0.034) [−0.078, 0.055]

^∗Comparison group includes all matched completed elective procedures in March-June 2018 and 2019 unless stated otherwise.

^†Elective procedures canceled on March 13–19, 2020.

^‡Estimates are percentage point difference from the comparison group.

ED indicates emergency department; VASQIP, VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program.