Journal article
COVID-19 outbreak and surgical practice: The rationale for suspending non-urgent surgeries and role of testing modalities
World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, v 12(6), pp 259-268
27 Jun 2020
PMID: 32774764
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Abstract
One-hundred years after the 1918-19 H1N1 flu pandemic and 10 years after the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, another respiratory virus has now inserted itself into the human population. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus has become a critical challenge to global health with immense economic and social disruption. In this article we review salient aspects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that are relevant to surgical practice. The emphasis is on considerations during the pre-operative and post-operative periods as well as the utility and limitations of COVID-19 testing. The focus of the media during this pandemic is centered on predictive epidemiologic curves and models. While epidemiologists and infectious disease physicians are at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19, this pandemic is also a "stress test" to evaluate the capacity and resilience of our surgical community in dealing with the challenges imposed to our health system and society. As recently pointed out by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the virus decides the timelines in the models. However, the models can also change based on our decisions and behavior. It is our role as surgeons, to make every effort to bend the curves against the virus' will.
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- Title
- COVID-19 outbreak and surgical practice: The rationale for suspending non-urgent surgeries and role of testing modalities
- Creators
- Andrew D. Grubic - Allegheny Health NetworkShahin Ayazi - Allegheny Health NetworkJavad Zebarjadi - Imam Hossein HospitalHamed Tahmasbi - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesKhosro Ayazi - Imam Hossein HospitalBlair A. Jobe - Allegheny Health Network
- Publication Details
- World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, v 12(6), pp 259-268
- Publisher
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000556747900001
- Other Identifier
- 991022048380304721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Surgery