Background: The primary purpose of this literature review is to investigate different views of elective surgery management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, the guidelines about diseases prevention and their proper management during performing elective surgeries have been reviewed. Materials and Methods: Current articles related to COVID-19 and practicing elective surgeries in diff...

this survey investigates post general anesthesia complications in recovery room in patients undergoing elective surgery in one of the hospitals of iran university of medical sciences.

diabetic mellitus (dm) is a major risk factor of morbidity, mortality and economic cost to society. diabetic patients are at risk of having microvascular or macrovascular disorders of diabetes. postoperative anemia have wide spectrum of some early complications that require more care in hospitalization stays. therefore, this study was designed to evaluate effect of preoperative anemia on short-...

abstract background: to compare pregnancy outcomes in women at risk for cervical incompetence after elective versus ultrasound- indicated cerclage. methods: in a prospective randomized tlial, singleton pregnancies with at least one previous spontaneous midtrimester loss or early preterm delivery (between 15 and 32 weeks' gestation) who met clinical crite1ia for the diagnosis of cervical in...

Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Conflicts to interest: none to declare. Abstract Objective: To evaluate the incidence of postoperative complications and mortality among patients submitted to elective or non-elective neurosurgery. Methods: Prospective cohort study in adult patients, followed from preoperative period until hospital discharg...