Global impact of the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wave on vascular services

The Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN) COVER study collaborative

doi:10.1002/bjs.11961

Global impact of the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wave on vascular services

The Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN) COVER study collaborative

Section of Vascular Surgery

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1396-1400
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Surgery
Volume	107
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11961
State	Published - Oct 1 2020

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author = "{The Vascular and Endovascular Research Network (VERN) COVER study collaborative} and Benson, {R. A.} and Abhilash Sudarsanam and Adam Tam and Beck, {Adam W.} and Adel Barkat and Adnan Bajwa and Ahmed Elbasty and Awopetu, {A. I.} and Akio Kodama and Rivera, {Aksim G.} and Alberto Munoz and Alberto Saltiel and Alejandro Russo and Alex Rolls and Alexandros Kafetzakis and Ali Kimyaghalam and Ali Kordzadeh and Amanda Shepherd and Aminder Singh and Andrea Mingoli and Lazaris, {Andreas M.} and Andrej Isaak and Andres Marin and Valdivia, {Andr{\'e}s Reyes} and Andrew Batchelder and Andrew Duncan and Angeliki Argyriou and Jaipersad, {Anthony S.} and Antonio Freyrie and Ant{\'o}nio Pereira-Neves and Anver Mahomed and Arda Isik and Arkadiusz Jawien and Choudhry, {Asad J.} and Ashwin Sivaharan and Athanasios Giannoukas and Athanasios Papaioannou and Athanasios Saratzis and Ayman Abbas and Bakoyiannis Christos and Akkaya, {Bekir Bogachan} and Bella Huasen and Bibombe Patrice and Mwipatayi and Bilal Azhar and Boboyor Keldiyorov and Ullery, {Brant W.} and Carlo Pratesi and Hinojosa, {Carlos A.} and Vipul Khetarpaul",

note = "Funding Information: The VERN executive committee formally acknowledges the support of and collaboration with the following international groups and networks: Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI), Rouleaux Club (RC), GLOBALSurg, British Society of Endovascular Therapy (BSET), Singapore Vascular Surgical Collaborative (SingVasc), Vascupedia (European vascular education platform), VASCUNET (collaboration of vascular registries), Australian and New Zealand Vascular Trials Network (ANZVTN), Audible Bleeding (evidence-based podcast, USA), British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR), BSIR Trainees (BSIRT), International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF), European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS), European Vascular Surgeons in Training (EVST) and STARSurg (UK-based student surgical research network). They also thank S. Kandola and the Department of Research and Development at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (Coventry, UK), I. Cruikshanks and T. Koller for Spanish and German translations. These partner groups and colleagues have enabled dissemination of the study and participation from multiple nations worldwide, which has been invaluable in the success of the COVER study to date. The study has received financial grant support from the VSGBI. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) provided salary support for the co-chief investigators (reference NIHR000359). Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Funding Information: The study has received financial grant support from the VSGBI. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) provided salary support for the co‐chief investigators (reference NIHR000359). ",

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Global impact of the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wave on vascular services

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