A 10-step guide to convert a surgical unit into a COVID-19 unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue , 2020, Pages 113-114

  Mari, Giulio M ^a   Crippa, Jacopo ^b   Casciaro, Franco ^a   Maggioni, Dario ^a  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Covid 19; Novel coronavirus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ITALY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 85083841622     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.04.052     Document Type: Letter

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