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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 10/2020

01-10-2020 | Care | Editorial Perspective

The Post COVID-19 Surgical Backlog: Now is the Time to Implement Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)

Authors: Olle Ljungqvist, Gregg Nelson, Nicolas Demartines

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 10/2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unimaginable toll on human life, economy and the healthcare system. As a surgical community, this required implementing drastic changes including rapid adoption of triage algorithms to guide cancellation or postponement of surgeries. …
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Metadata
Title
The Post COVID-19 Surgical Backlog: Now is the Time to Implement Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
Authors
Olle Ljungqvist
Gregg Nelson
Nicolas Demartines
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05734-5

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