Is it Safe to Perform Elective Colorectal Surgical Procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Single Institution Experience with 103 Patients

OBJECTIVES: Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), all health services worldwide underwent profound changes, leading to the suspension of many elective surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of elective colorectal surgery during the pandemic. METHODS: This...

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Main Authors: Lucas Faraco Sobrado, Caio Sergio Rizkallah Nahas, Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques, Guilherme Cutait de Castro Cotti, Antônio Rocco Imperiale, Pedro Averbach, José Donizeti de Meira Júnior, Natally Horvat, Ulysses Ribeiro-Júnior, Ivan Cecconello, Sergio Carlos Nahas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-03-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100241&tlng=en