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


Abahuje E., Abbas A., Maksoud M. A. E. A. A. E., Abdelhady A., Abdelhamid S., Faraj H. A. A., ...More

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.108, no.10, pp.1162-1180, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 108 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/bjs/znab307
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1162-1180
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

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 Commission aimed to document and reflect on the changes seen in the surgical environment during the pandemic, by reviewing colleagues' experiences and published evidence.