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01-08-2020 | COVID-19 | Surgical History

Surgical Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Metropolitan Hospital in Milan, Italy

Authors: Nicolò M. Mariani, Andrea Pisani Ceretti, Veronica Fedele, Matteo Barabino, Vincenzo Nicastro, Marco Giovenzana, Giovanna Scifo, Enrico De Nicola, Enrico Opocher

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 8/2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly, forcing some drastic changes not only in our daily lives, but also in our clinical and surgical activities. Given our extensive Italian experience, we hereby describe how our surgical unit activity has changed and how, in some cases, it was necessary to modify surgical strategies. We hope our experience can be shared with our global colleagues who are suffering under similar condition.

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Title: Surgical Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Metropolitan Hospital in Milan, Italy
Authors: Nicolò M. Mariani
Andrea Pisani Ceretti
Veronica Fedele
Matteo Barabino
Vincenzo Nicastro
Marco Giovenzana
Giovanna Scifo
Enrico De Nicola
Enrico Opocher
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05595-y

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Surgical Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a University Metropolitan Hospital in Milan, Italy

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