Perioperative Considerations During Emergency General Surgery in the Era of COVID-19: A U.S. Experience
Georgios Orthopoulos, Gladys Fernandez, Jessica L. Dahle, Elizabeth Casey, Nicolas Jabbour
Abstract
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) strain has caused a pandemic that affects everyday clinical practice. Care of patients with acute surgical problems is adjusted to minimize exposing health care providers to this highly contagious virus. Our goal is to describe a specific and reproducible perioperative protocol aiming to keep health care providers safe and, simultaneously, not compromise standard of care for surgical patients.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PerioperativePandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Health careIntensive care medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakProtocol (science)CoronavirusMedical emergencySurgeryEmergency medicineDiseaseOutbreakInternal medicineVirologyAlternative medicinePathologyEconomicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19