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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Apr 7;15(1):25.
doi: 10.1186/s13017-020-00307-2.

Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives

Federico Coccolini  1   2 , Gennaro Perrone  3 , Massimo Chiarugi  4 , Francesco Di Marzo  5 , Luca Ansaloni  6 , Ildo Scandroglio  7 , Pierluigi Marini  8 , Mauro Zago  9 , Paolo De Paolis  10 , Francesco Forfori  11 , Ferdinando Agresta  12 , Alessandro Puzziello  13 , Domenico D'Ugo  14 , Elena Bignami  15 , Valentina Bellini  15 , Pietro Vitali  16 , Flavia Petrini  17 , Barbara Pifferi  15 , Francesco Corradi  11 , Antonio Tarasconi  3 , Vittoria Pattonieri  3 , Elena Bonati  3 , Luigi Tritapepe  18 , Vanni Agnoletti  19 , Davide Corbella  20 , Massimo Sartelli  21 , Fausto Catena  3
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Practice Guideline

Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives

Federico Coccolini et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance of a mindful utilization of financial and human resources. Preserving resources and manpower is paramount in healthcare. It is important to ensure the ability of surgeons and specialized professionals to function through the pandemic. A conscious effort should be made to minimize infection in this sector. A high mortality rate within this group would be detrimental.This manuscript is the result of a collaboration between the major Italian surgical and anesthesiologic societies: ACOI, SIC, SICUT, SICO, SICG, SIFIPAC, SICE, and SIAARTI. We aim to describe recommended clinical pathways for COVID-19-positive patients requiring acute non-deferrable surgical care. All hospitals should organize dedicated protocols and workforce training as part of the effort to face the current pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Criticalities; Epidemic; Management; Mass casualties; Pandemic; Resources; WSES.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare to have no competing interests.

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COVID-19 surgical patients management flowchart
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