Recommendations for general surgery activities in a pandemic scenario (SARS-CoV-2)

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2020, Pages 1104-1106

  Di Marzo, F ^a   Sartelli, M ^b   Cennamo, R ^a   Toccafondi, G ^c   Coccolini, F ^d   La Torre, G ^e   Tulli, G ^f   Lombardi, M ^g   Cardi, M ^h  

^a Azienda USL 8   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Macerata   (Italy)

^c Toscana   (Italy)

^d AOU Pisa   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f Agenzia Regio nale di Sanit Toscana   (Italy)

^g Usl Toscana Nord Ovest   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; REMDESIVIR; TOCILIZUMAB;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PANDEMIC; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 85083969223     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11652     Document Type: Review

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