Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19

N Islam, S Ebrahimzadeh, JP Salameh… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The respiratory illness caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 infection continues to present
diagnostic challenges. Our 2020 edition of this review showed thoracic (chest) imaging to be …

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Sah, MC Fitzpatrick, CF Zimmer… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Quantification of asymptomatic infections is fundamental for effective public health
responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discrepancies regarding the extent of …

Preoperative assessment of adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery: Updated guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

M Lamperti, CS Romero, F Guarracino… - European Journal of …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND When considering whether a patient is fit for surgery, a comprehensive
patient assessment represents the first step for an anaesthetist to evaluate the risks …

Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

British Journal of Surgery, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Surgical services are preparing to scale up in areas affected by COVID-19. This
study aimed to evaluate the association between preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing and …

[HTML][HTML] Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19

S Ebrahimzadeh, N Islam, H Dawit… - … of systematic reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Our March 2021 edition of this review showed thoracic imaging computed
tomography (CT) to be sensitive and moderately specific in diagnosing COVID‐19 …

Impact of COVID-19 on the outcomes of gastrointestinal surgery

R Gupta, J Gupta, H Ammar - Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic has brought a paradigm shift in the treatment of various surgical
gastrointestinal disorders. Given the increasing number of patients requiring hospitalization …

The effect of the COVID pandemic lockdown measures on surgical emergencies: experience and lessons learned from a Greek tertiary hospital

E Pikoulis, N Koliakos, D Papaconstantinou… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused a rise in healthcare demands leading to
significant restructuring of hospital emergency departments worldwide. The aim of the …

Delayed visit and treatment of lung cancer during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Japan: a retrospective study

T Terashima, A Tsutsumi, E Iwami… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on cancer care
remains a concern. We aimed to evaluate access to diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer …

Safety of esophageal cancer surgery during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: a multicenter study

ABJ Borgstein, S Brunner, M Hayami, J Moons… - Annals of surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Many hospitals postponed elective surgical care during the first wave of the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Some centers continued elective surgery …

Retail store customer flow and COVID-19 transmission

RA Shumsky, L Debo, RM Lebeaux… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We examine how operational changes in customer flows in retail stores affect the rate of
COVID-19 transmission. We combine a model of customer movement with two models of …