Evidence, not eminence, for surgical management during COVID-19: a multifaceted systematic review and a model for rapid clinical change

JG Kovoor, DR Tivey, CD Ovenden, WJ Babidge… - BJS open, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Coronavirus (COVID-19) forced surgical evolution worldwide. The
extent to which national evidence-based recommendations, produced by the current authors …

General surgery and COVID-19: review of practical recommendations in the first pandemic phase

V Bresadola, C Biddau, A Puggioni, A Tel, M Robiony… - Surgery today, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In March, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a
pandemic. The absence of previous knowledge of COVID-19 has made decision-making …

[HTML][HTML] International surgical guidance for COVID-19: Validation using an international Delphi process-Cross-sectional study

AJ Beamish, C Brown, T Abdelrahman, H Rl… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background International professional bodies have been quick to disseminate initial
guidance documents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the absence of firm evidence, these …

Guidelines and recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic: A word of caution

GD Tebala, G Bond-Smith - … Journal of Surgery, 2020 - americanjournalofsurgery.com
In the past, we have warned that the exponentially increasing number of systematic review
and meta-analyses against a linearly increasing number of clinical trials would have been …

Evidence-based approach for surgery during COVID-19: Review of the literature and social media

T Vajsbaher, NJ Curtis, N Slim, J Mayol… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
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[HTML][HTML] Surgical practice in the current COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid systematic review

FC Hojaij, LA Chinelatto, GHP Boog, JA Kasmirski… - Clinics, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019,
and evolved into a global problem in a short period. The pandemic has led to many social …

Surgical protocols before and after COVID-19—A narrative review

S Shivkumar, V Mehta, SK Vaddamanu, UA Shetty… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 epidemic has affected not only people's daily lives but also the working
methods of clinicians, surgical procedures, open/minimally invasive procedures, operating …

Postoperative mortality among surgical patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Abate, B Mantefardo, B Basu - Patient safety in surgery, 2020 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic puts perioperative
providers and staff at risk of viral exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on surgical practice-Part 2 (surgical prioritisation)

A Al-Jabir, A Kerwan, M Nicola, Z Alsafi, M Khan… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic represents a once in a century challenge to
human healthcare with over 4.5 million cases and over 300,000 deaths thus far. Surgical …

BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19

British Journal of Surgery, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by
the WHO on 11 March 2020 and global surgical practice was compromised. This …