[HTML][HTML] How to risk-stratify elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic?
PF Stahel - Patient safety in surgery, 2020 - Springer
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic, which classifies the outbreak as an …
disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic, which classifies the outbreak as an …
Protecting surgical teams during the COVID-19 outbreak: a narrative review and clinical considerations
2019 (COVID-19), has caused a global pandemic that may infect millions in the United
States alone. Given the baseline rate of emergency operations in the United States, 1 …
States alone. Given the baseline rate of emergency operations in the United States, 1 …
Elective surgery in the time of COVID-19
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has placed a significant strain on the United States health care
system, and frontline healthcare workers are rapidly altering their professional …
system, and frontline healthcare workers are rapidly altering their professional …
[HTML][HTML] A call to arms: a perspective on safe general surgery in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic
MH Chew, FH Koh, KH Ng - Singapore medical journal, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis has reached a critical juncture.
At the time of writing, the World Health Organization has reported more than 750,800 cases …
At the time of writing, the World Health Organization has reported more than 750,800 cases …
Surgery in a time of uncertainty: a need for universal respiratory precautions in the operating room
EH Livingston - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
2019 (COVID-19) in the past 4 months, but still much remains unknown. Severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is well characterized but how widely it …
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is well characterized but how widely it …
The risk of postoperative complications after major elective surgery in active or resolved COVID-19 in the United States
Objective: To assess the association between the timing of surgery relative to the
development of Covid-19 and the risks of postoperative complications. Summary …
development of Covid-19 and the risks of postoperative complications. Summary …
The consequences of delaying elective surgery: surgical perspective
SJ Fu, EL George, PM Maggio, M Hawn… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Delays in surgery will have real impacts on patient health outcomes, hospital finances and
resources, as well as training and research programs. A thoughtful and concerted effort is …
resources, as well as training and research programs. A thoughtful and concerted effort is …
Surgeons, ethics, and COVID-19: early lessons learned
P Angelos - Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2020 - journals.lww.com
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, surgeons are being forced to shift from patient-
centered ethics to public health ethics. This shift will inevitably cause moral distress for …
centered ethics to public health ethics. This shift will inevitably cause moral distress for …
Outcomes and their state-level variation in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection in the USA: a prospective multicenter study
COVIDSurg Collaborative - Annals of surgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To report the 30-day outcomes of patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2
infection undergoing surgery in the USA. Background: Uncertainty regarding the …
infection undergoing surgery in the USA. Background: Uncertainty regarding the …
[HTML][HTML] Preparing previously COVID-19-positive patients for elective surgery: a framework for preoperative evaluation
N Bui, M Coetzer, KJ Schenning, AY O'Glasser - Perioperative Medicine, 2021 - Springer
The preoperative evaluation and risk assessment has always been a critical aspect of safe
surgical practice, and in the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it has become even more …
surgical practice, and in the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it has become even more …