Table 1 Input data and ranges used in the extreme-case scenarios

IFR of COVID-19

0.005–0.01

[26]

CMI general surgery

1.31

[25]

CMI intensive care

4.81

[25]

HRQoL of COVID-19 1 year after ICU admission

0.58

[27]

HRQoL of cancer

0.63

[21]

MCID for HRQoL benefit

0.07–0.10

[16]

MCID for relative survival benefit

0.08

Assumption

Delay in surgery (months)

3–18

[17]

5-year survival rate for all cancers

0.50

[28]

Number of canceled surgeries

493,550 – 1,702,005

[2]

Proportion of cancer surgery among all canceled surgeries

0.058

[2]

Number of ICU patients

15,395

[29]