Surgical protocols before and after COVID-19—A narrative review

S Shivkumar, V Mehta, SK Vaddamanu, UA Shetty… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 epidemic has affected not only people's daily lives but also the working
methods of clinicians, surgical procedures, open/minimally invasive procedures, operating …

[HTML][HTML] The new onset of GERD after sleeve gastrectomy: a systematic review

G Pavone, N Tartaglia, A Porfido, P Panzera… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The main adverse effect is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with
concern on the development of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma in the …

Emergency surgery admissions and the COVID-19 pandemic: did the first wave really change our practice? Results of an ACOI/WSES international retrospective …

GD Tebala, MS Milani, M Bignell, G Bond-Smith… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep impact on emergency surgical
services, with a significant reduction of patients admitted into emergency surgical units world …

Can indocyanine green during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy be considered a new intraoperative modality for leak testing?

G Pavone, A Fersini, M Pacilli, M De Fazio, P Panzera… - BMC surgery, 2022 - Springer
Background Indocyanine green (ICG) when injected intravenously into the bloodstream
allows us to show stomach vascularity in real time. The aim of our study was to observe the …

The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on abdominal emergencies: a retrospective clinico-pathological analysis

E Vissio, EC Falco, G Scozzari, A Scarmozzino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide significant drop of admissions to the
emergency department (ED). The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the …

Anastomotic leak test using indocyanine green during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a cohort study

G Pavone, A Fersini, M Pacilli, P Cianci… - Annals of Medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Indocyanine green (ICG) can be injected into the human bloodstream and it
allows us to show stomach vascularity in real time. The aim of our study is to observe the …

Bariatric surgery: to bleed or not to bleed? This is the question

G Pavone, A Gerundo, M Pacilli, A Fersini, A Ambrosi… - BMC surgery, 2022 - Springer
Background Bariatric surgery procedures are the most successful and durable treatment for
morbid obesity. Hemorrhage represents a life-threatening complication, occurring in 1.3 …

Emergency Surgery for Colon Diseases in Elderly Patients—Analysis of Complications, and Postoperative Course

M Pacilli, A Fersini, G Pavone, P Cianci, A Ambrosi… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abstract Background and Objectives: Colon diseases can turn in a clinical emergency with
the onset of some important complications. Some critical conditions are more common in …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical activities: a single-center experience and literature review

A Mylonakis, A Kalfoutzou, A Panagakis, M Despotidis… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim The aim of this article is to investigate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic on our surgical department, which is situated in Athens, Greece, as well as to …

Clinical outcomes in the second versus first pandemic wave in Italy: impact of hospital changes and reorganization

A Voza, A Desai, S Luzzi, A Giotta Lucifero, E Azzolini… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The region of Lombardy was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Emergency
Hospital 19 (EH19) was built in the Milan metropolitan area during the pandemic's second …