How to prioritize urological surgeries during epidemics: Lessons learned from the Toronto SARS outbreak in 2003.

The article highlights lessons to prioritize urological surgeries during epidemics which learned from the Toronto SARS outbreak in 2003. It mentions the need for more efficacious public health policies on restriction of non-urgent clinical activities to increase flow capacity; and also focuses on cancelling elective surgery as a crucial step in creating surge capacity to prioritize hospital resources.