Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members

Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a major challenge for health care services worldwide. It’s impact on oncologic therapies and elective surgery has been described recently, and the literature provides guidelines regarding appropriate elective patient treatment during the pandemic. Howev...

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Main Authors: Martin Reichert, Massimo Sartelli, Markus A. Weigand, Christoph Doppstadt, Matthias Hecker, Alexander Reinisch-Liese, Fabienne Bender, Ingolf Askevold, Winfried Padberg, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Andreas Hecker, The WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey collaboration group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Emergency surgery
Appendicitis
Cholecystitis
WSES
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0

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