Surgical Management of Patients With COVID-19 Infection. Recommendations of the Spanish Association of Surgeons()

Due to the current pandemic of respiratory disease known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, many patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection will require elective surgery, surgery that cannot be postponed, or emergency surgical treatment. In these situ...

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Autores principales: Balibrea, Jose M., Badia, Josep M., Rubio Pérez, Inés, Martín Antona, Esteban, Álvarez Peña, Estíbaliz, García Botella, Sandra, Álvarez Gallego, Mario, Martín Pérez, Elena, Martínez Cortijo, Sagrario, Pascual Miguelañez, Isabel, Pérez Díaz, Lola, Ramos Rodriguez, Jose Luis, Espin Basany, Eloy, Sánchez Santos, Raquel, Soria Aledo, Victoriano, López Barrachina, Ruth, Morales-Conde, Salvador
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AEC. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7196403/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cireng.2020.04.003
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Sumario:Due to the current pandemic of respiratory disease known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, many patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection will require elective surgery, surgery that cannot be postponed, or emergency surgical treatment. In these situations, special measures need to be adopted in order to minimize the possibility of transmission between patients, exposure of healthcare personnel and the development of postoperative complications. This document explains the main principles to consider when managing confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients during evaluation as well as when surgical treatment is required.

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