Today's Medical Developments August 2020 Departments - MedTech MindSet Debating the wisdom of postponing procedures for anyone at any time. PHOTO ©GEORGIY | ADOBE STOCK As we move forward through this COVID-19 crisis, let’s debate what we have done right and what we could do better in future pandemics. One of the authors of this column recently had an elective procedure that had been delayed three months due to COVID. While the procedure was minimally invasive, the outcome was less than ideal.