Background Routine preoperative screening of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT …

Background: Overburdened systems and concerns of adverse outcomes have resulted in
deferred cancer surgeries with devastating consequences. In this COVID pandemic, the …

When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began to hit low-and middle-
income countries the profound impact on cancer treatment became evident, prompting …

Abstract Background The coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic led to disruptions in operative
and hospital capabilities as the country triaged resources and canceled elective procedures …

The COVID 19 outbreak has caused the cancellation of most elective oncological surgery
around the world to limit the risk of virus dissemination. As we are exiting the crisis, surgical …

Background: The primary purpose of this literature review is to investigate different views of
elective surgery management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, the …

Background During the COVID-19 crisis it was necessary to generate a specific care
network and reconvert operating rooms to attend emergency and high-acuity patients …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled a majority of hospital systems to
reduce surgical and procedural volumes in an attempt to preserve resources. Elective …

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on healthcare services.
Deprioritisation of nonemergency clinical services and growing concerns of adverse …