Surgery in times of COVID-19—recommendations for hospital and patient management

S Flemming, M Hankir, RI Ernestus, F Seyfried… - … Archives of Surgery, 2020 - Springer
Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has escalated rapidly to a global …

Managing COVID-19 in surgical systems

ME Brindle, A Gawande - Annals of surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
As COVID-19 spreads quickly from Europe and Asia to the rest of the world, hospitals are
rapidly becoming hot zones for treatment and transmission of this disease in settings with …

General surgery and COVID-19: review of practical recommendations in the first pandemic phase

V Bresadola, C Biddau, A Puggioni, A Tel, M Robiony… - Surgery today, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In March, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a
pandemic. The absence of previous knowledge of COVID-19 has made decision-making …

COVID-19 and the general surgical department–measures to reduce spread of SARS-COV-2 among surgeons

D Yeo, C Yeo, S Kaushal, G Tan - Annals of Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The end of 2019 was marked by the emergence of a novel coronavirus, 1 now termed as
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 causes …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical practice-Part 2 (surgical prioritisation)

A Al-Jabir, A Kerwan, M Nicola, Z Alsafi, M Khan… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic represents a once in a century challenge to
human healthcare with over 4.5 million cases and over 300,000 deaths thus far. Surgical …

Resuming elective surgery in the time of COVID-19: a safe and comprehensive strategy

K Al-Omar, S Bakkar, L Khasawneh, G Donatini… - Updates in surgery, 2020 - Springer
The 2019 novel corona virus and the disease it causes (COVID-19) is a public health crisis
that has profoundly modified the way medical and surgical care is delivered. Countries …

What happened to surgical emergencies in the era of COVID-19 outbreak? Considerations of surgeons working in an Italian COVID-19 red zone

A Patriti, E Eugeni, F Guerra - Updates in surgery, 2020 - Springer
The world healthcare community is facing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak caused
by SARS-CoV-2 that is progressively spreading to several countries. Currently, Italy is the …

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members

M Reichert, M Sartelli, MA Weigand… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a major challenge for health care
services worldwide. It's impact on oncologic therapies and elective surgery has been …

Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives

F Coccolini, G Perrone, M Chiarugi, F Di Marzo… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The current COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance of a mindful utilization of
financial and human resources. Preserving resources and manpower is paramount in …

Surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive overview and perioperative care

M Al-Balas, HI Al-Balas, H Al-Balas - The American Journal of Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
In late December 2019, outbreak pneumonia of unknown cause occurred in Wuhan, Hubei
Province, China. 1 The underlying causative agent of this pneumonia was identified as a …