Review of orthopaedic trauma surgery during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic - An observational cohort study in the UK.

Aim: This study aims to estimate the risk of acquiring medical complication or death from COVID-19 infection in patients who were admitted for orthopaedic trauma surgery during the peak and plateau of pandemic. Unlike other recently published studies, where patient-cohort included a more morbid group and cancer surgeries, we report on a group of patients who had limb surgery and were more akin to elective orthopaedic surgery.

Methods: The study included 214 patients who underwent orthopaedic trauma surgeries in the hospital between 12th March and 12th May-2020 when the pandemic was on the rise in the United Kingdom.

The Risk of Posterior Capsule Rupture during Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Previous Intravitreal Anti Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections.

Purpose: To investigate if previous intravitreal anti vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections are a predictor for posterior capsule rupture (PCR) during phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Setting: National Health Service: Whipps Cross University Hospital Eye Treatment Centre. District General, London, United Kingdom DESIGN:: Single centre, retrospective, electronic medical record (EMR) database study with univariate analysis.

Risk of posterior capsular rupture during phacoemulsification cataract surgery in eyes with previous intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections.

Purpose: To investigate whether previous intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections are a predictor for posterior capsular rupture (PCR) during phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Setting: Whipps Cross University Hospital Eye Treatment Centre, London, United Kingdom.

Design: Single-center, retrospective, electronic medical record (EMR) database study with univariate analysis.