Background: During the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic several drugs were
used to manage the patients mainly those with a severe phenotype. Potential drugs were …

When surgical systems fail, there is the major collateral impact on patients, society and
economies. While short-term impact on patient outcomes during periods of high system …

The impact of vaccination and new SARS‐CoV‐2 variants on peri‐operative outcomes is
unclear. We aimed to update previously published consensus recommendations on timing …

Guidance for the timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection needed reassessment
given widespread vaccination, less virulent variants, contemporary evidence and a need to …

Background The impact of public health policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on access
to surgical care is poorly defined. We aim to quantify the surgical backlog during the COVID …

Postoperative systemic inflammation is strongly associated with surgical outcomes, but its
relationship with patient‐centred outcomes is largely unknown. Detection of excessive …

Introduction Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency, and the standard
approach to diagnosis and management has been codified in several practice guidelines …

Importance There is an urgent need for evidence to inform preoperative risk assessment for
the millions of people who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection and are awaiting elective …

Surgical decision‐making after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection is influenced by the presence of
comorbidity, infection severity and whether the surgical problem is time‐sensitive …

Abstract Background European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) is the
European community of clinicians providing care to the injured and critically ill surgical …