Propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia is associated with less postoperative recurrence than desflurane anesthesia in thyroid cancer surgery.

Background: The effects of anesthesia in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery are still not known. We investigated the relationship between the type of anesthesia and patient outcomes following elective thyroid cancer surgery.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent elective surgical resection for papillary thyroid carcinoma between January 2009 and December 2019.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Loading and Quality of an Emergency Department in Taiwan: Enlightenment from a Low-Risk Country in a Public Health Crisis.

The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on health-care quality in the emergency department (ED) in countries with a low risk is unclear. This study aimed to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on ED loading, quality of care, and patient prognosis. Data were retrospectively collected from 1 January 2018 to 30 September 2020 at the ED of Tri-service general hospital.