The study got a Guinness record for the world’s largest scientific collaboration (Representational)
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A worldwide COVID-19 study led by experts from the UK and conducted in Indian hospitals among others around the world has been awarded the title of ‘Guinness World Records’ for the world’s largest scientific collaboration, covering 116 countries covers more than 140,000 patients.
The University of Birmingham and Edinburgh now holds the record for ‘most authors on a single peer-reviewed academic paper’ after 15,025 scientists from around the world contributed major research into the impact of COVID-19 on surgical patients, reports the news agency. . Press Trust of India.
The study’s co-lead author, Indian-origin surgeon Anil Bhangu from the University of Birmingham, said the aim of the study was to improve our understanding of the deadly virus.
“The awarding of the ‘Guinness World Records’ title for the world’s largest scientific collaboration highlights the scale of our global partnership, which aims to contribute to our understanding of COVID-19 and help more people around the world.” Have to help save lives,” he said. Dr. Bhangu.
“It shows the commitment and hard work of thousands of medical colleagues around the world in how surgery should be done if we are to defeat the virus and reduce its impact on surgical patients,” he said.
Funded by the UK government’s National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR), the researchers concluded that patients awaiting elective surgery should be treated as a vulnerable group and put forward for COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population. should use – potentially thousands of post-operative deaths linked to the virus.
This was seen as particularly important for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to vaccination is limited and screening for nasal swabs to reduce the risk of virus-related complications for many patients. And mitigation measures such as a COVID-free surgical route are not available. .
Overall, the scientists estimated that the global priority of pre-operative vaccination for elective patients could prevent an additional 58,687 COVID-19-related deaths a year.
The COVIDSurg collaborative international team of researchers published their findings in the ‘British Journal of Surgery’ (BJS), Europe’s leading surgical journal, after studying data from 1,667 hospitals in countries including India, UK, Australia, Brazil, China, UAE and Did it America.
In India, the study was conducted in 56 hospitals – with Germany and Italy the largest.
Co-author James Glasbey, a surgical trainee at the University of Birmingham, commented: “More than 15,000 surgeons and anesthetists from 116 countries came together to contribute to this study, making it the largest scientific collaboration to date. That even surpassed ground-breaking research, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.
“Every day we hear in the news that waiting lists are increasing, and patients are not able to access the surgery they need. This situation is sadly worsening in countries around the world. can safely use the data from. Resume elective surgery.”
The University of Birmingham said that the COVIDSurg Collaborative, launched in March 2020, has provided the data needed to support the transition to the fastest time frame in surgical delivery.
The research from this large study group also explored the risk of blood clots at the time of surgery, preoperative isolation and blood clots after COVID infection, all of which have been published in the leading journal Anesthesia.
According to experts, during the first wave of the pandemic, up to 70 percent of elective surgeries were postponed, resulting in an estimated 28 million procedures being delayed or canceled.
While surgery volumes have begun to improve in many countries, ongoing disruptions are likely to continue throughout 2021, particularly in countries experiencing further waves of COVID-19.
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