BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.108, no.10, pp.1162-1180, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes
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.