30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studies
BackgroundSurgical services were poorly prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widescale disruption to elective activity. This study aimed to identify actionable priorities to strengthen pandemic preparedness of surgical and hospital systems.MethodsThis study pooled data from three international, prospective cohort studies including patients who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result in the
