Background Current literature describing the riskiness of operating on actively infected
COVID‐19 patients far outnumbers that on the risk of operating on recovered patients. The …

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted global elective surgical care [1]. There
are presently 5 million people in the UK on an elective surgical waiting list, a number …

1. Global guidance for surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Available from:
https://pubmed. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/32293715/(accessed 10 August 2021). 2. Centers for …

Background The COVID‐19 is an ongoing health problem with millions of cases and deaths
worldwide. Although the virus is transmitted with droplets through the respiratory system, the …

Complications following surgery are common, predictable and often preventable. New
preoperative assessment and optimisation guidance recommends clear pathways with …

Craft specialties such as surgery endured widespread disruption to postgraduate education
and training during the pandemic. Despite the expansive literature on rapid adaptations and …

Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected people worldwide.
Owing to its rapid spread, elective surgeries, including spine surgery, have been re …

Background: Currently, the effect of the 2022 nationwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) wave on the perioperative prognosis of surgical patients in China is unclear. Thus, we …

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are associated with increased mortality and
higher health care costs for both cardiac and noncardiac surgery patients. 1–3 Specifically …

Background The reported high surgical morbidity and mortality in patients with SARS-CoV-2
prompted preoperative screening and modification of surgical protocols. Although …