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 …

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on several aspects of global healthcare
systems, particularly surgical services. New guidelines, resource scarcity, and an ever …

Covid-19 continues to have a severe effect on planned surgery in the UK, and dealing with
the resulting backlog is a critical concern for the NHS. Data from NHS England show that the …

Background A significant proportion of healthcare resource has been diverted to the care of
those with COVID-19. This study reports the volume of surgical activity and the number of …

COVID-19 has disrupted healthcare operations and resulted in large-scale cancellations of
elective surgery. Hospitals throughout the world made life-altering resource allocation …

Background Postoperative pulmonary complications, including pneumonia, are a substantial
cause of morbidity. We hypothesised that routine noninvasive respiratory support was …

Background The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and
anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 …

SARS‐CoV‐2 has been associated with an increased rate of venous thromboembolism in
critically ill patients. Since surgical patients are already at higher risk of venous …

To support the global restart of elective surgery, data from an international prospective
cohort study of 8492 patients (69 countries) was analysed using artificial intelligence …

Background Five million surgeries take place in the NHS each year. Little is known about the
prevalence of chronic diseases among these patients, and the association with …