Evidence-based approach for surgery during COVID-19: Review of the literature and social media

Tina Vajsbaher^{1

2}, Nathan J Curtis^{3

4}, Naim Slim⁴, Julio Mayol^{5

6}, Nader K Francis^{4

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
² Bremen Spatial Cognition Center, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
³ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
⁷ Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK.

Tina Vajsbaher et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;107(10):e407-e408.

doi: 10.1002/bjs.11851. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Tina Vajsbaher^{1

2}, Nathan J Curtis^{3

4}, Naim Slim⁴, Julio Mayol^{5

6}, Nader K Francis^{4

7}

¹ Department of Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
² Bremen Spatial Cognition Center, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
³ Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, UK.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
⁷ Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK.

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