Role of surgeons in the medical model of treating patients infected with COVID-19 in makeshift hospitals / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Since the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, the number of new confirmed cases in Wuhan has been increasing, and medical resources are in short supply. Under this grim situation, makeshift hospitals have been used to treat patients with mild symptoms and achieved the largest capacity. Under the model of concentrated admission in makeshift hospitals with limited medical resources, the frontline surgeons adopt strict disease observation and treatment strategies, actively carry out psychological counseling for patients, and organize multidisci-plinary teams to deal with chronic and emergency surgical diseases of patients with COVID-19. Combined with their own clinical practices, the authors summarize a series of clinical experiences for the treatment of patients with COVID-19.