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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir ; 47:e20202701-e20202701, 2020.
Article in English | LILACS (Americas) | ID: grc-742191

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ABSTRACT On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARSCoV-2) outbreak an international public health emergency, and one day later, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gomera Island, Spain. In the following weeks, the number of cases in several Spanish cities spiked alarmingly, with thousands reported. This new coronavirus outbreak generated unprecedented changes in the Surgery Departments around the world, first in Asia, followed weeks later in Europe and America. This novel scenario of health crisis demanded a change in logistics and organization to guarantee urgent operations onCOVID-19 cases without interrupting the capability to handle emergency and oncologic surgery in the virus-free population, minimizing the viral transmission to staff and other patients. This manuscript aims to summarize the changes adopted by the General and GI Surgery Departments to address this unprecedented clinical scenario, including the restructuring of surgical schedules, staff preparation, and the departments outbreak response protocols and recommendations for surgical techniques and risk management. RESUMO Em 30 de janeiro de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde declarou o surto de Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emergência internacional de saúde pública e, um dia depois, o primeiro caso COVID-19 foi confirmado na Ilha Gomera, na Espanha. Nas semanas seguintes, o número de casos em várias cidades espanholas aumentou de forma alarmante, com milhares de casos sendo relatados. Esse novo surto de coronavírus gerou mudanças sem precedentes nos departamentos de cirurgia em todo o mundo, primeiro na Ásia, seguido semanas depois na Europa e na América. Esse novo cenário de crise na saúde exigiu mudança na logística e na organização para garantir as operações de urgência nos casos COVID-19, sem interromper a capacidade de lidar com cirurgias oncológicas e de emergência, da população livre de vírus, minimizando a transmissão viral para as equipes e outros pacientes. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar de forma resumida as mudanças adotadas pelos departamentos de cirurgia geral e gastrointestinal para abordar esse cenário clínico sem precedentes. Este, inclui a reestruturação dos horários cirúrgicos, a preparação da equipe, os protocolos e as recomendações de resposta a surtos, assim como as recomendações de técnicas cirúrgicas e manejo de riscos.

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Rev Col Bras Cir ; 47: e20202701, 2020.
Article in Portuguese, English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-732969

ABSTRACT

On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARSCoV-2) outbreak an international public health emergency, and one day later, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gomera Island, Spain. In the following weeks, the number of cases in several Spanish cities spiked alarmingly, with thousands reported. This new coronavirus outbreak generated unprecedented changes in the Surgery Departments around the world, first in Asia, followed weeks later in Europe and America. This novel scenario of health crisis demanded a change in logistics and organization to guarantee urgent operations onCOVID-19 cases without interrupting the capability to handle emergency and oncologic surgery in the virus-free population, minimizing the viral transmission to staff and other patients. This manuscript aims to summarize the changes adopted by the General and GI Surgery Departments to address this unprecedented clinical scenario, including the restructuring of surgical schedules, staff preparation, and the departments outbreak response protocols and recommendations for surgical techniques and risk management.


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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Surgical Procedures, Operative , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Disease Outbreaks , Humans , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , SARS-CoV-2
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Rev Col Bras Cir ; 47: e20202549, 2020 Jun 03.
Article in Portuguese, English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-635034

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Currently doctors and health professionals are facing a challenging pandemic caused by a new strain called 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Human infection with COVID-19 does not yet have the clinical spectrum fully described, and the pattern of lethality, mortality, infectivity and transmissibility is not known with precision. There is no specific vaccine or medication available. Treatment is supportive and nonspecific. In Brazil, as in the rest of the world, the number of COVID-19 cases has grown alarmingly, leading to an increase in the number of hospitalizations as well as in mortality from the disease. Currently, the states with the highest number of cases are, respectively, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Distrito Federal and Ceará. The objective of this work is to offer alternatives in order to guide surgeons regarding the surgical management of the airways in patients with suspicion and / or confirmation for COVID-19 infection.


Atualmente médicos e profissionais da saúde encontram-se frente a uma pandemia desafiadora causada por uma nova cepa denominada 2019 Novel Coronavírus (COVID-19). A infecção humana pelo COVID-19 ainda não tem o espectro clínico completamente descrito, bem como não se sabe com precisão o padrão de letalidade, mortalidade, infectividade e transmissibilidade. Não há vacina ou medicamento específico disponível. O tratamento é de suporte e inespecífico. No Brasil, assim como no restante do mundo o número de casos de COVID-19 tem crescido de maneira alarmante levando a um aumento do número de internações assim como da mortalidade pela doença. Atualmente os estados com maior número de casos são, respectivamente, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Distrito Federal e Ceará. O objetivo deste trabalho é oferecer alternativas a fim de orientar cirurgiões quanto ao manejo cirúrgico das vias aéreas em pacientes com suspeita e/ou confirmação para infecção pelo COVID-19.


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Airway Management/methods , Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/surgery , Pneumonia, Viral/surgery , Airway Management/standards , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Equipment Contamination/prevention & control , Humans , Laryngeal Muscles/surgery , Occupational Exposure/prevention & control , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Postoperative Care/standards , Risk Management/standards , SARS-CoV-2 , Surgeons/standards , Tracheostomy/standards
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