Perioperative Considerations During Emergency General Surgery in the Era of COVID-19: A U.S. Experience.

Orthopoulos, Georgios; Fernandez, Gladys L; Dahle, Jessica L; Casey, Elizabeth; Jabbour, Nicolas

Orthopoulos, Georgios; Fernandez, Gladys L; Dahle, Jessica L; Casey, Elizabeth; Jabbour, Nicolas.

Orthopoulos G; Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Fernandez GL; Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Dahle JL; Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Casey E; Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Jabbour N; Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A ; 30(5): 481-484, 2020 May.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-125506

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) strain has caused a pandemic that affects everyday clinical practice. Care of patients with acute surgical problems is adjusted to minimize exposing health care providers to this highly contagious virus. Our goal is to describe a specific and reproducible perioperative protocol aiming to keep health care providers safe and, simultaneously, not compromise standard of care for surgical patients.

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Coronavirus Infections; General Surgery/standards; Infection Control/standards; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control; Pandemics; Perioperative Care/standards; Pneumonia, Viral; Surgical Procedures, Operative/standards; Algorithms; COVID-19; Clinical Protocols/standards; Emergencies; Humans; Massachusetts; Patient Care Team/standards; United States

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COVID-19; emergency general surgery; perioperative protocol

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / General Surgery / Surgical Procedures, Operative / Infection Control / Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Coronavirus Infections / Perioperative Care / Pandemics Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Lap.2020.0266

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