Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical practice - Part 1.
Int J Surg
; 79: 168-179, 2020 Jul.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32407799
ABSTRACT
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in over 4.5 million confirmed cases and over 300,000 deaths. The impact of COVID-19 on surgical practice is widespread, ranging from workforce and staffing issues, procedural prioritisation, viral transmission risk intraoperatively, changes to perioperative practice and ways of working alongside the impact on surgical education and training. Whilst there has been a growing literature base describing the early clinical course of COVID-19 and on aspects of critical care related to treating these patients, there has been a dearth of evidence on how this pandemic will affect surgical practice. This paper seeks to review the current evidence and offers recommendations for changes to surgical practice to minimise the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Assunto principal:
Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente
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Pneumonia Viral
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article