The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper

The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper

Abstract Background Since the COVID-19 pandemic has occurred, nations showed their unpreparedness to deal with a mass casualty incident of this proportion and severity, which resulted in a tremendous number of deaths even among healthcare workers. The World Society of Emergency Surgery conceived thi...

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Main Authors: Belinda De Simone, Elie Chouillard, Massimo Sartelli, Walter L. Biffl, Salomone Di Saverio, Ernest E. Moore, Yoram Kluger, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Ari Leppänemi, Andrew B. Peitzmann, Leonardo Pagani, Gustavo P. Fraga, Ciro Paolillo, Edoardo Picetti, Massimo Valentino, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Fausto Catena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
COVID-19
Emergency surgery
Personal protective equipment
2019-nCoV
SARS-CoV-2
Laparoscopy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-021-00349-0

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