Is Re-introducing Major Open and Minimally Invasive Surgery during COVID-19 Safe for Patients and Healthcare Workers? An International, Multi-centre Cohort Study in the Field of Oesophago-gastric Surgery.

Mohamed AlasmarAfsana KausarAlexander Berend-Jan BorgsteinJohnny MoonsSophie DoranStefano de PascaleRafael RestrepoApollonia VerrengiaMariella AlloggioAna Moro DelgadoSacheen KumarIsmael Díez Del ValSimone GiocapuzziGian Luca BaiocchiMarta de Vega IrañetaGabriel SalcedoPeter VorwaldUberto Fumagalli RomarioPhilippe NafteuxSuzanne GisbertzMohammed Asif ChaudryBilal Alkhaffaf

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2021)

Precautions to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infection have enabled the safe re-introduction of minimally invasive and open EG surgery for both patients and staff. Further studies are necessary to determine the minimum requirements for mitigations against COVID-19.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
coronavirus disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
robot assisted
atrial fibrillation
patient reported