Abstract: Many studies abroad have shown that surgical elective surgery for patients infected with COVID-19 may lead to a significant increase in postoperative mortality and complications.At present,the proportion of COVID-19 infection in China is high,and in the face of cases of COVID-19 infection,there is still a lot of confusion about how to perform elective surgery.Therefore,we review and analyze the latest research progress in this field abroad,combined with the guidelines and statements issued by relevant academic organizations in the United Kingdom and the United States,summarize the relevant experience of how to conduct preoperative assessment and how to choose the timing of surgery for patients infected with COVID-19,aiming to avoid and prevent the high complication rate of surgical operations in China under the COVID-19 epidemic.

Key words: COVID-19, elective surgery, complications