Surgical practice in the COVID-19 era

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a 21st century pandemic that ravaged most countries of the world claiming over 6.1 million lives and infecting no less than 478 million persons globally. The pandemic has significantly impacted various sectors of the world with the health sector serving as no exception, having claimed the lives of over 180,000 Healthcare workers (HCWs) globally. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health sector is vividly obvious on the surgical aspect of medicine in Nigeria and the world at large, impacting: surgical volume, mortality and morbidity; undergraduate and postgraduate surgical training and; the cost of surgical services. This article reviews the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the surgery and all that relate with it whilst proffering recommendations.