COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Italy: Viewpoint of the Milan area surgical community

Affiliations

¹ From the Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Emergency Surgery and Trauma Unit, Department of Surgery (H.K.), Rozzano, Milan; General Thoracic and Emergency Surgery Division, Surgical Department, Maggiore Hospital of Lodi, ASST Lodi (P.B.); Emergency Department (R.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan; and General Emergency Surgery Division, Robotic and Emergency Surgery Department (M.Z.), A. Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Italy.

Hayato Kurihara et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;88(6):719-724.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002695.

¹ From the Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Emergency Surgery and Trauma Unit, Department of Surgery (H.K.), Rozzano, Milan; General Thoracic and Emergency Surgery Division, Surgical Department, Maggiore Hospital of Lodi, ASST Lodi (P.B.); Emergency Department (R.F.), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan; and General Emergency Surgery Division, Robotic and Emergency Surgery Department (M.Z.), A. Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Italy.

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In response to: Surgery in the COVID-19 phase 2 Italian scenario: Lessons learned in Northern Italy spoke hospitals.
Costanzi A, Mari G, Confalonieri M, Maggioni D, Fingerhut A. Costanzi A, et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):e119-e120. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002838. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020. PMID: 32618964 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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