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Volume reduction for selected elective surgery in 2020 compared with 2019
| Procedures | Mean reduction | Minimum reduction | Maximum reduction |
| Coronary angioplasty | 25% | −3% | 57% |
| Cholecystectomy | 34% | 20% | 50% |
| Hysterectomy | 30% | −24% | 100% |
| Prostatectomy | 31% | 20% | 43% |
| Knee replacement | 26% | 8% | 42% |
| Hip replacement | 25% | 20% | 36% |
| Vein stripping | 51% | 38% | 74% |
| Tonsillectomy | 54% | 27% | 68% |
Elaboration of authors on 2020 and 2019 data.
