The effect of disruption due to COVID-19 on operating room utilization: Experience from a secondary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction/background: The disruption caused due to corona virus disease-2019 (Covid-19) has affected the overall health care delivery worldwide. The elective services were foremost to face the restrictions and closure, subsequently they were resumed only after adoption on newer protocols.

Aims: We aimed to estimate the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on operative room utilization.