A Dedicated Path to Emergent Thoracic Surgery in COVID-19 Patients: An Italian Institution Protocol.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.007 and PMC identifier 7230136.
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Abstract
The outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic pointed out that the need to ensure emergent surgery in patients positive for infection is no longer hypothetical. Among emergency procedures, thoracic surgical operations are frequent. A standardized surgical pathway is mandatory to achieve effective and safe management of this subset of patients. We briefly present the protocol adopted by our thoracic surgery division.
Medical subject headings
- Betacoronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Guidelines as Topic
- Health Facilities
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures