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COVID-19 Outbreak and Surgical Practice

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: : Little is known about surgical practice in the initial phase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global crisis. This is a retrospective case series of 4 surgical patients (cholecystectomy, hernia repair, gastric bypass, and hysterectomy) who developed perioperative complications in the first few weeks of COVID-19 outbreak in Tehran, Iran in the month of February 2020. COVID-19 can complicate the perioperative course with diagnostic challenge and a high potential fatality rate. In locations with widespread infections and limited resources, the risk of elective surgical procedures for index patient and community may outweigh the benefit.

Source: Annals of Surgery

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003925

Authors: Ali Aminian, Saeed Safari, Abdolali Razeghian-Jahromi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Conor P. Delaney

Institutions: Cleveland Clinic, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Firoozgar General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3013602603

FWCI: 31.23

Cites: 8

Cited by: 358

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