The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the decrease in the use of intensive care units in the postoperative period of anatomic lung resections. A retrospective analysis.
Ismael Rodrigo DiasMario Claudio GhefterPedro Hilton de Andrade FilhoLilianne Louise Silva de MoraisMarco Aurelio Marchetti FilhoHebert Santos HimuroRafael Lacerda Pereira FeichasPublished in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2022)
the individualization of the need for ICU use in the immediate postoperative period resulted in an improvement in the institutional care flow during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a safe way, without an increase in surgical morbidity and mortality, favoring the maintenance of essential cancer treatment.