Anxiety increased among children and adolescents during pandemic-related school closures in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Ludwig-Walz, I Dannheim, LM Pfadenhauer… - Child and adolescent …, 2023 - Springer
Background Considering the heterogenous evidence, a systematic review of the change in
anxiety in European children and adolescents associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of the liver in COVID-19: A systematic review

JC Kariyawasam, U Jayarajah… - The American Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19, a respiratory viral infection, has affected 388 million individuals worldwide as of
the February 4, 2022. In this review, we have outlined the important liver manifestations of …

[HTML][HTML] European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2022 with focus on ovarian cancer

M Dalmartello, C La Vecchia, P Bertuccio, P Boffetta… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cancer mortality rates, though not absolute numbers of deaths, have been
decreasing over the last three decades in Europe. Materials and methods We estimated …

[HTML][HTML] Projecting COVID-19 disruption to elective surgery

D Nepogodiev, TEF Abbott, AO Ademuyiwa, E AlAmeer… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
The emergence of the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant raises the possibility of rapid increases
in COVID-19 admissions and intensified pressure on elective care. We used NHS England …

Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

MI Patel, JM Ferguson, E Castro… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care disparities, particularly
by race and ethnicity, remains unknown. Objectives To assess whether the race and …

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

JC Glasbey, TEF Abbott, A Ademuyiwa, A Adisa… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and
anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 …

The impact of COVID-19 on surgical procedures in Japan: analysis of data from the National Clinical Database

N Ikeda, H Yamamoto, A Taketomi, T Hibi, M Ono… - Surgery today, 2022 - Springer
Background and purpose The spread of COVID-19 has restricted the delivery of standard
medical care to surgical patients dramatically. Surgical triage is performed by considering …

Revitalising cancer trials post-pandemic: time for reform

C Morton, R Sullivan, D Sarker, J Posner… - British journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant risk to the health of cancer patients,
compromised standard cancer care and interrupted clinical cancer trials, prompting dramatic …

[HTML][HTML] Immuno-thrombotic complications of COVID-19: implications for timing of surgery and anticoagulation

CM Bunch, EE Moore, HB Moore, MD Neal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global governing bodies
prioritized transmissibility-based precautions and hospital capacity as the foundation for …

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study

F Medas, C Dobrinja, EA Al-Suhaimi… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Since its outbreak in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted
resources from non-urgent and elective procedures, leading to diagnosis and treatment …