Management protocol for surgical patients and COVID-19
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Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Perioperative Period
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, poses a huge challenge to all healthcare teams. The surgical personnel must deal with surgical cases in patients who have acquired SARS‑CoV‑2 infection. This document includes the strategies that have to be implemented, in order to reduce the risk of contagion to surgical personnel and ordinary patients not infected with SARS‑CoV‑2.
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