Millions of surgeries around the world were cancelled during the first wave of the pandemic, for fear patients might contract COVID-19 in hospital. As the second wave peak approaches, a new global study suggests hospitals should set up ‘COVID-19 free’ areas for...
Surgery
Global study shows COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative mortality
Patients with COVID-19 who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative mortality and pulmonary complications, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Western University Associate Professor Janet Martin is part of the CovidSurg Collaborative...
COVID-19 disruption will likely lead to 28 million surgeries being cancelled worldwide
More than 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals. Western University Associate Professor Janet Martin is part of the CovidSurg Collaborative which has projected that, based on a...
WHO Collaborating Centre at Western University to address international access to surgical care and anesthesia
Researchers at Western University have been tapped by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the first official Collaborating Centre to study access to safe surgical and perioperative care on the global stage. In 2016, the 68th World Health Assembly passed...