Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge that threatens humans, animals
and the environment. Evidence is emerging for a role of healthcare infrastructure …

Progress on surgical system strengthening has been slow due to a disconnect between
evidence generation and the information required for effective policymaking. This systematic …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly and
dramatically influenced healthcare across Japan. However, the influence of the COVID-19 …

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19 pandemic, concern arose for those
who might be at higher risk of a worse COVID-19 prognosis, such as those with cystic …

Critical care was established partially in response to a polio epidemic in the 1950s. In the
intervening 70 yr, several epidemics and pandemics have placed critical care and allied …

Despite wide screening campaigns and early detection, cervical cancer remains the fourth
most common cancer among women. Radical hysterectomy, whether by open, laparoscopic …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has impacted healthcare
systems worldwide. Multiple reports on thromboembolic complications related to COVID‐19 …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has upended graduate medical education globally.
We investigated the COVID-19 impact on learning inputs and expected learning outputs of …

Background This study assessed the international variation in surgical neuro-oncology
practice and 30-day outcomes of patients who had surgery for an intracranial tumor during …

The management of trans-sphincteric anal fistula (TAF) includes several surgical options;
however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the access to the operating rooms was severely …