Why the study?
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated mindful resource use and infection minimization among specialized surgical personnel while managing patients needing acute non-deferrable surgical care.
Population
COVID-19-positive patients requiring acute non-deferrable surgical care
Authors
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Offers practical directives for acute surgery in COVID-19 patients; extends prior consensus with Italian society pathways.
Establishes consensus-based operational directives from major Italian surgical and anesthesiologic societies for the surgical management of COVID-19 patients to preserve healthcare resources and minimize viral transmission.
Coccolini et al. (2020) conducted a review in COVID-19 requiring acute non-deferrable surgical care. Operational directives and clinical pathways was evaluated. Recommended clinical pathways and operational directives were established by major Italian surgical societies to manage COVID-19-positive patients requiring acute non-deferrable surgical care.
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