COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the worldwide healthcare system. An overburdening of hospital beds and intensive utilization of medical resources has resulted in major delays in regular medical treatment and critical surgery. The introduction of preventative vaccinations has resulted in a progressive improvement in pandemic conditions across the world. Many hospitals and healthcare facilities have begun to resume surgeries that were put on hold for a long time.
However, it is unclear if conducting procedures during the pandemic is advantageous or harmful to patients as they are still at risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) through hospital environments. The researchers aimed to compare post-surgical complications in individuals who had undergone surgical procedures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, studies utilized for…
