Objectives To estimate COVID-19 infections and deaths in healthcare workers (HCWs) from
a global perspective during the early phases of the pandemic. Design Systematic review …

Background The ongoing pandemic is having a collateral health effect on delivery of
surgical care to millions of patients. Very little is known about pandemic management and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. This
study estimated the total number of adult elective operations that would be cancelled …

Background The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during …

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 …

PURPOSE As cancer surgery restarts after the first COVID-19 wave, health care providers
urgently require data to determine where elective surgery is best performed. This study …

Importance Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a global surgical quality
improvement initiative now firmly entrenched within the field of perioperative care. Although …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical departments were forced to re-
schedule their activity giving priority to urgent procedures and non-deferrable oncological …

Background Surgeons need guidance regarding appropriate personal protective equipment
(PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic based on scientific evidence rather than availability …

Abstract Background Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective
surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by …