Coronavirus pandemic and colorectal surgery: practical advice based on the Italian experience

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 625-634

  Di Saverio, S ^a   Pata, F ^b,c   Gallo, G ^d   Carrano, F ^e   Scorza, A ^a   Sileri, P ^f,g   Smart, N ^h,l   Spinelli, A ^e,i   Pellino, G ^j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Nicola Giannettasio Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^e HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^f Central Laboratory of Hydrobiology   (Italy)

^g VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ HUMANITAS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^j SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; complications; COVID 19; emergency; health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; ITALY; PANDEMIC; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AMBULATORY CARE; BETACORONAVIRUS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECTOSCOPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEMEDICINE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AMBULATORY CARE; BETACORONAVIRUS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ITALY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPERATING ROOMS; PANDEMICS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROCTOSCOPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85083282009     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.15056     Document Type: Article

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