Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

CONCLUSION: Although providers may have selected patients with a lower risk profile for surgery during the pandemic, this did not mitigate the likelihood of death through SARS-CoV-2 infection. Care providers must act urgently to protect surgical patients from SARS-CoV-2 infection.PMID:34871379 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znab336
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research