… As a basis, the authors used the British Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance … guidance
for surgery during the COVID-19 crisis in a simplified way addressing the practice of surgery, …

… In South Korea, elective surgery continued throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Patients
were screened for respiratory symptoms and tested for COVID-19 infection before admission to …

… (HCW) from non-COVID-19 to COVID-19 intensive and sub-… of a general surgery department
during the COVID-19 epidemic. Aim of … published by general Surgery Societies and Health …

… surgery during the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving hospital systems and surgeons with the
responsibility of balancing the benefits of surgery … In light of guidance coming from a variety of …

… to avoid the planning of surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 and adequate
policy should be implemented to avoid peri-operative COVID infection. Finally, care should …

… surgery. The intent of this document is to provide guidance to the adult cardiac surgery … in
the specific context of the prevalence of COVID-19 at the medical center where they are being …

… the conversation on elective surgery. At the time of writing, 33 states (66%) have issued
guidance in the form of either a mandate or recommendation on limiting elective surgeries. At the …

… on the prevalence of COVID-19 in the affected areas and the ability to implement the
recommended diagnostic tests to properly rule out COVID-19 prior to surgery. We will continue to …

… coronavirus infection with associated increases in COVID-19–related deaths. At present,
Canada has more than 8000 cases of COVID-19, … have attempted to provide guidance to their …

… COVID-19 RT-PCR testing. Our data demonstrate that oncologic surgery can be performed
safely during the COVID-19 … insight and guidance to safely perform cancer-directed surgery in …