Safe Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Rishi SinghalLuke DickersonNasser SakranSjaak PouwelsSonja ChiappettaSylvia WeinerSanjay PurkayasthaBrij MadhokKamal Mahawar

Published in: Current obesity reports (2021)

Surgical teams have developed consensus guidelines and established research priorities and safety precautions for surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence supports that surgery in patients with a peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection carries substantial risks, but risk mitigation strategies are effective at reducing harm to staff and patients. Surgery has increased risk for patients and staff, but this can be mitigated effectively, especially for elective surgery. Elective surgery can be safely performed during the COVID-19 pandemic employing the strategies discussed in this review.

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