Background After the emergence of Covid-19 in China, Hubei Province, the epidemic
quickly spread to Europe. France was quickly hit and our institution was one of the first …

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 …

These data show large reductions in both elective and emergency activity that are
concerning for unmeasured morbidity and mortality within the community. The risk of …

Corona virus pandemic has affected all the 50 states in the USA. States such as NY, CA and
WA being the most affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening healthcare systems
and hospital operations on a global scale. Treatment algorithms have changed in general …

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the deficiencies that exist around the world with
respect to specialized surgical care. Recently, a study was published where the authors …

Introduction A pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2 and
responsible of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rapidly spread from China to …

Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has led to the
reorganization of hospital care in several countries. The objective was to report the …

Background In the early phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, mainly data related to the burden
of care required by infected patients were reported. The aim of this study was to illustrate the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical systems worldwide, and has presented
clinical, telemedicine, ethical, elective and emergency abdominal surgery challenges1–6 …