Personal protective equipment for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review of availability, usage and rationing

ZM Jessop, TD Dobbs, SR Ali… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Surgeons need guidance regarding appropriate personal protective equipment
(PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic based on scientific evidence rather than availability …

COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: current status and perspectives

DT Chu, SM Vu Ngoc, H Vu Thi, YV Nguyen Thi… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has spread globally with catastrophic
damages to the public health, social and economy since the beginning of the outbreak. In …

The risk of COVID-19 transmission by laparoscopic smoke may be lower than for laparotomy: a narrative review

Y Mintz, A Arezzo, L Boni, L Baldari, E Cassinotti… - Surgical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Surgical smoke is a well-recognized hazard in the operating room. At the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical societies quickly published guidelines …

Laparoscopic Surgery and the debate on its safety during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of recommendations

M El Boghdady, BM Ewalds-Kvist - the surgeon, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The transmission of COVID-19 virus since the outbreak of viral pneumonia due
to SARS-CoV-2 gave rise to protective operative measures. Aerosol generating procedures …

Limiting hospital resources for acute appendicitis in children: Lessons learned from the US epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

CL Kvasnovsky, Y Shi, BS Rich, RD Glick… - Journal of pediatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the suspension of nonemergent surgeries
throughout New York. Our tertiary care children's hospital pivoted towards a brief trial of …

Restructuring of a general surgery residency program in an epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: lessons from New York City

JM Juprasert, KD Gray, MD Moore, L Obeid… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
On March 1, 2020, the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed in
New York, New York. Since then, the city has emerged as an epicenter for the ongoing …

Immuno-thrombotic complications of COVID-19: implications for timing of surgery and anticoagulation

CM Bunch, EE Moore, HB Moore, MD Neal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global governing bodies
prioritized transmissibility-based precautions and hospital capacity as the foundation for …

Abdominal surgery in patients with COVID-19: detection of SARS-CoV-2 in abdominal and adipose tissues

S Safari, H Keyvani, NM Alamdari… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Multiple tissue samples were obtained during emergent abdominal surgery in 4 patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to examine for tissue involvement by severe acute …

Dramatic decrease of surgical emergencies during COVID-19 outbreak

S Rausei, F Ferrara, T Zurleni, F Frattini… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a general
decrease in surgical activity was observed. There is perception that this phenomenon has …

Impact of COVID-19 on the outcomes of gastrointestinal surgery

R Gupta, J Gupta, H Ammar - Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic has brought a paradigm shift in the treatment of various surgical
gastrointestinal disorders. Given the increasing number of patients requiring hospitalization …