Consideraciones especiales acerca de las intervenciones quirúrgicas durante la COVID-19 / Special considerations about surgical interventions during COVID-19

RESUMEN

La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha logrado colapsar los sistemas de salud en los países más afectados, lo cual ha generado cambios en todos los servicios médicos y quirúrgicos. En consecuencia, es importante evaluar adecuadamente si realizar una intervención quirúrgica inmediata o mantener tratamiento conservador hasta que haya un mejor control de la pandemia. De igual forma, se deben seguir protocolos de prestación de servicios intrahospitalarios, que incluyan nuevas conductas y refuercen las ya existentes, en los períodos preoperatorio, peroperatorio y posoperatorio.

ABSTRACT

The pandemic of COVID-19 has been able to collapse the health systems in the most affected countries, which has generated changes in all the medical and surgical services. Therefore, it is important to evaluate appropriately whether to carry out an immediate surgical intervention or to maintain conservative treatment until there is a better control of the pandemic. Similarly, protocols of services rendered inside the hospital should be followed that include new behaviors and reinforce those that already exist, in the preoperative, peroperative and postoperative periods.