Set up of a dedicated COVID-19 surgical pathway and operating room for surgical emergencies

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Oct;89(4):e97-e100. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002852.

Authors

Pietro Fransvea¹, Gabriele Sganga, Valerio Cozza, Marta Di Grezia, Valeria Fico, Flavio Tirelli, Gilda Pepe, Antonio La Greca

Affiliation

¹ From the Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / surgery*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Critical Pathways / organization & administration*
Critical Pathways / standards
Emergency Treatment / standards*
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration*
Infection Control / standards
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Italy / epidemiology
Operating Rooms / organization & administration*
Operating Rooms / standards
Pandemics / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment / standards
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / surgery*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Surgical Procedures, Operative / standards
Workflow