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Filipino doctors perform over 100 surgeries to reduce backlog from COVID-19

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Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of Our Lady of Peace Hospital Facebook Page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/12/surgery.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Our Lady of Peace Hospital Facebook Page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Over 100 Filipino doctors and operating room nurses conducted simultaneous surgical procedures nationwide to reduce a backlog of surgeries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>According to Dr. Ramon Inso, president of Philippine College of Surgeons, elective operating surgeries were limited during the height of lockdowns.</p><p>&quot;The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was really very deep in terms of being unable to do the surgery on patients who really need them,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>This led the PCS, its various chapters, the Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines to collaborate and hold free surgical procedures for indigent patients.</p><p>Over 80 private and public hospitals participated in the event dubbed as &quot;National Surgical Outreach Day,&quot; which started on Sept. 5. The simultaneous cutting was held through Zoom.</p><p>&quot;We want to show to the world that we are doing our part as surgeons, as anesthesiologists, as operating room nurses. We are contributing to help address the unmet or neglected surgeries in the country,&quot; Inso said.</p><p>Nearly 140 surgical procedures were performed during the event.</p><p>&quot;This is the first one that has been done and I&#x27;m not aware of any other,&quot; he added.</p><p>Delaying surgeries for illnesses such as cancer has created substantial impact on some of his patients&#x27; health outcomes, Inso noted.</p><p>&quot;After na-lift &#x27;yung lockdown, they came to me. Wala na. Very huge na &#x27;yung mga tumors nila. Instead of Stage 2, naging Stage 3, even Stage 4,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Alam naman natin &#x27;pag cancer, the earlier the stage, the better chances for a favorable outcome or even cure. We just lost the chance for the best outcome kaya ito ang naging problema,&quot; he added.</p><p>Inso said the group plans to continue the surgical outreach.</p><p>&quot;Very successful ang undertaking. In fact, there is a plan to continue with this one. Hopefully on a yearly basis,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2223754" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Filipino doctors perform over 100 surgeries to reduce backlog from COVID-19

Davinci Maru,

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Published Sep 12, 2022 07:48 AM PHT

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