One in seven patients miss cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns - study COVIDSurg researchers have published a paper that shows 'One in seven patients miss cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns’. The team behind the study believe that this data can help inform governments when making decisions about whether to prolong or reduce restrictions. The [...]
We are happy to note that NIHR have highlighted the GlobalSurg-COVIDSurg Collaborative study on their website NIHR-funded study shows patients who isolate before surgery are 20% more likely to develop postoperative lung complications
Covidsurg research has been covered by over 1,000 media outlets across 54 countries.
Covidsurg has had an extensive global impact on Clinical Guidelines. Links to the top Covidsurg articles influencing guidelines: Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study Click here to access The Lancet Publication Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19–Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 [...]
CovidSurg researchers have published a paper examining ‘SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study’. Preoperative vaccinations could support a safe restart to elective surgery by reducing the rish of COVID-19 complications in patients significantly and helping to prevent COVID-19 related post-operative deaths. The full paper [...]
CovidSurg researchers have published a paper examining ‘Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study’. The article published in The Association of anaesthetists details the findings that Elective surgery should be postponed for ≥7 weeks following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection to reduce the risk of postoperative mortality and pulmonary complications. Also patients who [...]
The COVIDSurg Collaborative has published its second major data drivenpaper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The paper provides real-world evidence of the effectiveness of COVID-19 free surgical pathways (also known as 'cold', 'COVID-lite' or 'green' hospitals) in protecting patients undergoing elective cancer surgery from the pulmonary complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. This research hopes [...]
Welcome to the fifth edition of the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery newsletter in which we showcase the Unit’s work in Health Economics, and celebrate the launch of CHEETAH. Please read on to find out about the great progress being made across all of the Unit’s activities. Please continue to send [...]
