COVID-19

Screening policies, preventive measures and in-hospital infection of COVID-19 in global surgical practices

Abstract Background In a surgical setting, COVID-19 patients may trigger in-hospital outbreaks and have worse postoperative outcomes. Despite these risks, there have been no consistent statements on surgical guidelines regarding the perioperative screening or management of COVID-19 patients, and we do not have objective global data that describe the current conditions surrounding this issue. This […]

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

Abstract Background In March 2020, the World Health Organization confirmed COVID-19 infection as a pandemic. The absence of previous knowledge of the COVID-19 has made the decision-making difficult including in the surgical departments. The purpose of this report was to review the management recommendations regarding surgical activity and changes to surgical practice, identifying concordances and

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