The CovidSurg collaborative have published a new paper in BJS showing that global prioritisation of pre-operative vaccination for elective patients could prevent an additional 58,687 COVID-19-related deaths in one year. Watch the video abstract above or read the paper for free.
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Patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery to reduce risk of postoperative death – study
25 March 2021
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Published on: 25 March 2021
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