The preoperative evaluation and risk assessment has always been a critical aspect of safe
surgical practice, and in the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it has become even more …

In late December 2019, outbreak pneumonia of unknown cause occurred in Wuhan, Hubei
Province, China. 1 The underlying causative agent of this pneumonia was identified as a …

Introduction Several articles have been published about the reorganisation of surgical
activity during the COVID-19 pandemic but few, if any, have focused on the impact that this …

On March 1, 2020, the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed in
New York, New York. Since then, the city has emerged as an epicenter for the ongoing …

Abstract Background In March, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a
pandemic. The absence of previous knowledge of COVID-19 has made decision-making …

Abstract The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic represents a once in a century challenge to
human healthcare with over 4.5 million cases and over 300,000 deaths thus far. Surgical …

Background Since the COVID-19 pandemic has occurred, nations showed their
unpreparedness to deal with a mass casualty incident of this proportion and severity, which …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis has reached a critical juncture.
At the time of writing, the World Health Organization has reported more than 750,800 cases …

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was first diagnosed in Wuhan, China in December 2019
and has now spread throughout the world, being verified by the World Health Organization …

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak became a pandemic in less than 4 months1. Most
healthcare systems have seen the capacity to treat surgical patients decrease dramatically …