Surgery in times of COVID-19-recommendations for hospital and patient management.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 405(3): 359-364, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-209715
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has escalated rapidly to a global pandemic stretching healthcare systems worldwide to their limits. Surgeons have had to immediately react to this unprecedented clinical challenge by systematically repurposing surgical wards.PURPOSE:
To provide a detailed set of guidelines developed in a surgical ward at University Hospital Wuerzburg to safely accommodate the exponentially rising cases of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients without compromising the care of emergency surgery and oncological patients or jeopardizing the well-being of hospital staff.CONCLUSIONS:
The dynamic prioritization of SARS-CoV-2 infected and surgical patient groups is key to preserving life while maintaining high surgical standards. Strictly segregating patient groups in emergency rooms, non-intensive care wards and operating areas prevents viral spread while adequately training and carefully selecting hospital staff allow them to confidently and successfully undertake their respective clinical duties.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Infection Control
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00423-020-01888-x
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