Optimizing response in surgical systems during and after COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from China and the UK–Perspective

Z Liu, Z Ding, X Guan, Y Zhang, X Wang… - International journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
1. Background Coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first detected in China presented in the
beginning with a series of pneumonia cases. This virus has now been detected in more than …

Response to COVID-19 by the surgical community

E Elster, BK Potter, K Chung - Surgery, 2020 - surgjournal.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented real and anticipated strain to our
health care systems. While on its face value this may not be perceived as a surgical problem …

[HTML][HTML] Elective surgery in the time of COVID-19

A Diaz, BA Sarac, AR Schoenbrunner… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

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 …

A 10-step guide to convert a surgical unit into a COVID-19 unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

GM Mari, J Crippa, F Casciaro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The novel coronavirus diffused rapidly in Europe and especially in Northern Italy in the
second half of February 2020 after the Chinese outbreak in the beginning of December …

Surgical response to COVID-19 pandemic: a Singapore perspective

S Ahmed, WLG Tan, YL Chong - Journal of the American College …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread rapidly and overwhelm health systems around
the world. Tan Tock Seng Hospital was the epicenter in the coordination and management …

The American College of surgeons responds to COVID-19

VW Rusch, SD Wexner, A Atala, JLD Atkinson… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly, and perhaps irrevocably, changed the way we live,
conduct our business affairs, and practice medicine and surgery. In mid-March 2020, as …

Lessons learned during the COVID-19 virus pandemic

AV Sterpetti - Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Covid-19 is a new strain of coronavirus identified in China. Cases have now been detected
in almost all countries in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. As of March 16, 2020 …

Pre-operative COVID-19 testing and decolonization

M Morris, A Pierce, B Carlisle… - … Journal of Surgery, 2020 - americanjournalofsurgery.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the world, the practice of healthcare is
changing. On March 14, 2020, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams recommended that …

Surgical operations during the COVID-19 outbreak: Should elective surgeries be suspended?

S Zarrintan - International Journal of Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which causes severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread since the end of …